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August, 1988
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Baltimore Sun
In August, 2009 our late Brenda Wise (jmmb) for The Pocomoke Public Eye posted pictures and information she had gathered regarding the 1988 bridge collapse.
The Falling of the Pocomoke Bridge
August 17,1988
Do you remember the day the Pocomoke River Bridge fell? My telephone rang very early that morning to tell me the news. I will admit I didn't really believe it until I saw it for myself! For some reason, very early in the morning the little bridge just came tumbling down. And of course, for months there were the rumors and speculations of how it could fall, who was the last to travel it and how remarkable it was no one had been killed.
My news clippings from the Pocomoke paper are gone but I did find these pictures that were taken 2 days after it collapsed. There isn't much on the internet but I did find some interesting information.......
Posted by jmmb at 9:52PM
A link to the report was posted by Brenda but that link is no longer working. The bridge re-opened in June, 1989 with Maryland governor William Donald Schaefer on hand for the ceremonies. Cost of repairs was about $3.5 million. -tk
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