Episode 123 - Ironworkers Memorial Bridge - Unnatural Disasters
Oct 17, 2023•45 min•Ep. 123
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Episode description
This week on Brew Crime, we kick off our Unnatural Disasters theme with Mike covering the tragic collapse of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge. Discover the harrowing events that led to this devastating disaster, the lives lost, and the lasting impact on construction safety.
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https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/check-out-this-historical-video-report-on-the-1958-collapse-of-the-ironworkers-memorial-second-narrows-crossing-video-4961035 https://www.nsnews.com/in-the-community/time-traveller-19-die-in-1958-second-narrows-bridge-collapse-and-ensuing-rescue-5462583
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https://nnels.ca/items/tragedy-second-narrows-story-ironworkers-memorial-bridge https://evelazarus.com/the-day-the-bridge-fell-down/
https://www.ironworkers.ca/58-years-second-narrows-bridge-collapse-lost-lives-not-forgotten/ https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/commission-on-second-narrows-bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironworkers_Memorial_Second_Narrows_Crossing https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/engineeringinsociety/chapter/infrastructure-disaster-ironworkers-memorial-bridge-vancouver-1958/#:~:text=On%20June%2017%2C%201958%2C%20as,by%20their%20heavy%20tool%20belts.
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https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/check-out-this-historical-video-report-on-the-1958-collapse-of-the-ironworkers-memorial-second-narrows-crossing-video-4961035 https://www.nsnews.com/in-the-community/time-traveller-19-die-in-1958-second-narrows-bridge-collapse-and-ensuing-rescue-5462583
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ironworkers-memorial-bridge-collapse-1958-1.5615447 https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/second-narrows-bridge-collapse https://globalnews.ca/news/4279379/second-narrows-bridge-anniversary/ https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=britishcolumbia/ironworkersmemorialbridge/ https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/engineeringinsociety/chapter/infrastructure-disaster-ironworkers-memorial-bridge-vancouver-1958/
https://nnels.ca/items/tragedy-second-narrows-story-ironworkers-memorial-bridge https://evelazarus.com/the-day-the-bridge-fell-down/
https://www.ironworkers.ca/58-years-second-narrows-bridge-collapse-lost-lives-not-forgotten/ https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/commission-on-second-narrows-bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironworkers_Memorial_Second_Narrows_Crossing https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/engineeringinsociety/chapter/infrastructure-disaster-ironworkers-memorial-bridge-vancouver-1958/#:~:text=On%20June%2017%2C%201958%2C%20as,by%20their%20heavy%20tool%20belts.
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