User:Buffalkill/sandbox/Second Narrows Bridge collapse
![]() Collapsed spans in August 1958 | |
Date | 17 June 1958 |
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Time | 15:40 (PST) |
Location | Burrard Inlet |
Coordinates | 49°17′43″N 123°01′35″W / 49.295296°N 123.026276°W |
Cause | Engineering failure |
Deaths | 19 |
Non-fatal injuries | 20 hospitalized |
Inquiries | Royal Commission inquiry |
The 1958 Second Narrows Bridge collapse occurred on 17 June 1958 at about 15:40 (PST) while the bridge was under construction. 18 workers died in the collapse and 20 others were hospitalized. A rescue diver died while searching for bodies in the Burrard Inlet two days later. Five more workers died in other mishaps during the bridge's construction. The bridge was renamed the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing on 17 June 1994.
Inquiry
[edit]The Commissioner was asked to inquire into the circumstances of the collapse on June 17, 1958 of the Second Narrows Bridge, which was being constructed across Burrard Inlet under contract with the British Columbia Toll Highways and Bridges Authority. The Commissioner concluded that the collapse was due to a design failure in the temporary structures and recommended "that erection contractors submit to engineers full particulars of the erection procedures and details of design of the temporary works which the contractor proposes to adopt . . . " (p. 11).
See also
[edit]- Sherwood Lett – Commissioner of the Royal Commission, Second Narrows Bridge Inquiry
- Thomas R. Berger – lawyer who defended the Ironworkers union after the collapse in the union members' refusal to return to work until the bridge was safe.
Sources
[edit]This section contains a collection of sources that might be useful while the article is in draft. It's not meant to be part of the main article.
- Jamieson, Eric, Tragedy at Second Narrows: The Story of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge, Harbour Publishing, 2008.
- Rasky, Frank, Great Canadian Disasters, Longman, 1961. (chapter 10)
- Mickleburgh, Rod, On the Line: A History of the British Columbia Labour Movement, Harbour Publishing Company Limited, 2018.
- Geddes, Gary. Falsework, Canada, Goose Lane Editions, 2007.
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