The Scene Explained

ID: 5283 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Spokesman-Review.
This file appears in: The Collapse of the Division Street Bridge
The Scene Explained

The Spokesman-Review was quick to spread the news of the catastrophe and those affected, noting the city's initial denial of responsibility.

This file appears in: The Collapse of the Division Street Bridge

By Steven Fry
It was a typical winter morning on December 18, 1915, as two streetcars began to cross the Spokane river via the Division Street bridge. When the cars met on the middle of the bridge, steel girders ripped from the bank. One streetcar hung up on the…