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Aug 31, 2023 · The story of how a risky, cost-cutting bridge design forever linked a town's worst tragedy, with it's most famous cryptid — Mothman.
The Silver Bridge was an eyebar-chain suspension bridge built in 1928 which carried U.S. Route 35 over the Ohio River, connecting Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and Gallipolis, Ohio. Officially named the Point Pleasant Bridge, it was popularly known as the Silver Bridge for the color of its aluminum paint.
Oct 2, 2021 · Learn about the mysterious creature that allegedly terrorized Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in the late 1960s. Explore the possible explanations for the Mothman phenomenon and its connection to the tragic Silver Bridge disaster that killed 46 people.
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Dec 1, 2021 · During rush hour on December 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge over the Ohio River collapsed — and some believe the mythical Mothman was responsible. After the Silver Bridge collapsed under the weight of rush-hour traffic, 31 cars plummeted into the water — with 46 people losing their lives.
Following the December 15, 1967 collapse of the Silver Bridge and the death of 46 people, the incident gave rise to the legend and connected the Mothman sightings to the bridge collapse.
In the 1960s, a lot of people saw a creature they eventually dubbed The Mothman. What was this creature? And did he make a bridge fall?
Nov 3, 2023 · On December 15, 1967, tragedy struck the Silver Bridge connecting Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and Gallipolis, Ohio. It was the late afternoon rush hour and dozens of cars were packed bumper-to-bumper up and down the length of the bridge.
