The Silver Bridge Disaster
The Silver Bridge Disaster is in Gallia, Ohio. The Silver Bridge Disaster is situated nearby to Heights United Methodist Church, as well as near Maddy Cemetery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tu-Endie-Wei Point Pleasant Battle Monument State Park and Gallia–Meigs Regional Airport.
Tu-Endie-Wei Point Pleasant Battle Monument State Park
Park
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Tu-Endie-Wei State Park is located at the confluence of the Kanawha River and the Ohio River in downtown Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States. The park commemorates the Battle of Point Pleasant, fought between the settler militia of Virginia and the forces of Shawnee Chief Cornstalk on October 10, 1774. Tu-Endie-Wei Point Pleasant Battle Monument State Park is situated 1½ miles south of The Silver Bridge Disaster.
Gallia–Meigs Regional Airport
Aerodrome
Gallia–Meigs Regional Airport is a publicly owned, public use airport located in Gallipolis, Ohio, United States. The airport is named after Gallia County and Meigs County. Gallia–Meigs Regional Airport is situated 2½ miles southwest of The Silver Bridge Disaster.
Silver Memorial Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Scott Stewart, CC BY 2.0.
The Silver Bridge was an eyebar-chain suspension bridge built in 1928 that carried U.S. Route 35 over the Ohio River, connecting Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and Gallipolis, Ohio. Silver Memorial Bridge is situated 2 miles south of The Silver Bridge Disaster.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point Pleasant and Kanauga.
Point Pleasant
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Point Pleasant is a town of 4,637 people in West Virginia. These days it's best-known for a series of mysterious paranormal occurrences that began in 1966.
Kanauga
Hamlet
Kanauga is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 185. Kanauga is situated 1½ miles south of The Silver Bridge Disaster.
Gallipolis
Photo: Scott Stewart, CC BY 2.0.
Gallipolis is a village of 3,600 people in Gallia County, in Southeast Ohio. It is just across the Ohio River from Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The name Gallipolis is from the French for "city of the Gauls" because it was settled by a group of French pioneers known as the "French 500".
The Silver Bridge Disaster
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Gallia, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.86415° or 38° 51′ 51″ northLongitude
-82.14233° or 82° 8′ 32″ westOpen location code
86CVVV75+M3OpenStreetMap ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Heights United Methodist Church and Maddy Cemetery.
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