Under The Galena Avenue Bridge. Dixon, Illinois.  Back In 1873 A Truesdell Bridge Once Stood Here.   IMG_9900[1]
The Dixon Bridge Disaster, also known as the Truesdell Bridge Disaster, occurred on Sunday, May 4, 1873, when the bridge across the Rock River at Dixon, Illinois, collapsed while spectators were observing a baptism ceremony in the river below. The collapse killed 46 people and injured at least 56. In terms of total deaths and injuries, the event is the worst vehicular bridge disaster in American history.

A coroner’s jury ruled that the Dixon City Council erred in judgment in selecting the Truesdell bridge design, which was determined to be faulty.

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