The I-40 Bridge Disaster - May 26, 2002

The disaster occurred at 7:45 a.m. on May 26, 2002, when a barge collided with a bridge support near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, causing a 580 foot (180 m) section of the I-40 bridge to plunge into the Arkansas River. Joe Dedmon, captain of the tugboat Robert Y. Love, experienced a blackout and lost control of the ship. Due to the location of the accident, automobiles and tractor trailers fell into the water, killing fourteen people.

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Image: The collapsed section of the Interstate 40 bridge, May 31, 2002 (Public Domain)