The Death of Our Magnificent, Beloved Bridge ...
 

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This picture was taken on May 29, 1966 by Bob Wilken. The bridge was burned the following night (May 30, 1966).

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This picture was taken on June 1, 1966.. Two days after the tragic demise of the bridge. Some of the beams are still smoldering. (June 1, 1966, photo by Bob Wilken).

 

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The bridge was no more ... a twisted, charred, wet pile of burnt lumber was all that remained. (June 1, 1966, photo by Bob Wilken)

 

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The blackend remains of a beloved bridge lies like so much trash in the muddy waters of Flat Creek that the bridge had spanned for 85 years. (June 1, 1966, photo by Bob Wilken)




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