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The Failure on the Bridge Bombardier Truss Collapse
Abbott confronts a buckled C-10 member on the cantilever bridge as rivets loosen and cracks appear. He ignores danger chasing confidence, the structure fails while workers rush to shore, and many perishing in the 600 foot span collapse. Meade’s warning proves tragically true as Abbott and others are lost with the bridge.
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