The Silver Bridge Tragedy

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
west virginia bridge public safety highways civil engineer point pleasant mason county ohio river suspension bridge eyebar chain fracture redundancy tragedy inspection collapse west virginia department of highways jim sothen bridge construction bridge safety accident tragedy national bridge inspection standards
Subjects
History-Social Science STEAM
Grade Levels
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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The Silver Bridge Tragedy

Examine the causes of the Silver Bridge tragedy and what lessons were learned from the event.
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