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Silver Bridge collapse sparks decade of legal battles
Charleston West Virginia AP reports that after the 1967 Silver Bridge collapse near Point Pleasant 46 people died and 56 claims totaling 6.4 million were filed against the state Highway Department. The Court of Claims weighed liability versus negligence and later recommended payments as moral obligations. A 14.5 million memorial bridge opened in 1969.
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Charleston
W. Va
Silver
Todd Mayes
Ohio
Ohio River
Point Pleasant
Kanauga
West Virginia
State Highway Department
Court of Claims
Margaret Mae Cantrell
Melvin
William Frederick White
James A. White
Harry Sherman
Pittsburgh
Chester Lovett
Atty
Chauncey Browning Jr
Highway Department
State Road Commission
Stat
Browning
U.S. Steel Co
J.E. Greiner Co
Arch A. Moore Jr
American Transportation
Cmdr
Adam Zabinski
Coast Guard