Kanauga in Gallia County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Silver Bridge Eye-Bar

Photographed by Nate Davidson, March 25, 2006

1. Silver Bridge Eye-Bar Marker

Inscription. This eye-bar is similar to one that fractured causing the collapse of the Silver Bridge on December 15, 1967. The National Transportation Safety Board found that the cause of the bridge collapse was the cleavage fracture in the lower limb of the eye of eye-bar 330 at joint C13N of the north eye-bar suspension chain in the Ohio side span. The fracture was caused by the development of a critical size flaw over the 40-year life of the structure as the result of the joint action of stress corrosion and corrosion fatigue.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Disasters • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1978.

Location. 38° 51.851′ N, 82° 8.54′ W. Marker is in Kanauga, Ohio, in Gallia County. It can be reached from Ohio Route 7 0.1 miles north of Georges Creek Road. Located adjacent to the Silver Bridge Memorial marker. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gallipolis OH 45631, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Silver Bridge Disaster / Silver Bridge Memorial (here, next to this marker); Silver Bridge Collapse and Creation of National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) (a few steps from this marker); Medal of Honor Park

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Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Additional keywords. Point Pleasant, Mothman

Silver Bridge Eye-Bar Replica image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Nate Davidson, March 25, 2006

2. Silver Bridge Eye-Bar Replica

Eye-Bar donated by Maxie Jarvis. Restoration by Larry's Painting & Services, Inc. Monument design by Mark T. Epling, Architect. Bridge etching by Earl Tope.

Silver Bridge Eye-Bar image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 25, 2021

3. Silver Bridge Eye-Bar

Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,376 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 4, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. 3. submitted on January 5, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.