Broad Street Bridge disaster photograph
Title |
Broad Street Bridge disaster photograph |
Subject |
Bridges Disasters Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc. |
Time Period |
1940s |
Place |
Columbus (Ohio) Franklin County (Ohio) |
Description |
The Broad Street Bridge (Columbus, Ohio) roadbed and railing failure on west end of the bridge is visible on the left hand side of the photograph. During a downpour on August 21, 1947, a bolt of lightning struck the bridge, causing a portion of it to explode. Four pedestrians fell into the Scioto River; one of them died the following day. No cars fell into the river. Built after the 1913 flood, the Broad Street Bridge was demolished in 1990 and replaced by the Discovery Bridge. |
Creator |
Walter D. Nice for the Columbus Dispatch (Photographer) |
Date of Original |
August 21, 1947 |
Collection |
Columbus Dispatch Photograph Collection |
Source |
P 245; Box 1, folder 8 |
Format |
Picture Black-and-white photograph |
Submitting Institution |
Ohio History Connection |
Rights |
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
Type |
StillImage |
File Name |
AL05622.tif |
Image Height |
2592 |
Image Width |
2592 |
File Size |
15562120 Bytes |
Date created |
2011-08-05 |
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