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The Silver bridge was an Eyebar link Bridge in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States which spanned the Ohio River .

It was opened in 1928 but was designed for the lighter vehicles of the time as it was thus not future-proofed for more modern heavier traffic.

On December 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge had a catastrophic failure under the weight of rush-hour traffic, resulting in the deaths of 46 people.

The collapse would be attributed to many theories including a low flying aircraft and even mothman, but would be due to a minute crack and its non-redundant design.

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00:00 Intro
00:46 Background
03:02 Eyebar Design
05:04 The Disaster
07:05 The Investigation
07:33 Mothman
08:07 The Actual Cause
10:15 Ratings

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