# Mothman Prophecies Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothman-prophecies-question/112824>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 7, 2002, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothman-prophecies-question/112824 "2002-06-07T12:52:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2002, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothman-prophecies-question/112824/1 "2002-06-07T12:52:16Z")

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I did do a search, but I didn’t see anything mentioned about this…

First, let me say the movie was kinda crappy, but had my curiosity piqued only because it was based on ‘true events.’

My question is, after all these years, did they ever find out what caused the bridge to collapse in Point Pleasant, W. Va. on December 15, 1966?  
😕

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**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2002, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothman-prophecies-question/112824/2 "2002-06-07T14:05:42Z")

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Never mind - I found this (and apparently it occurred in 1967):

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> Final analysis conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation ruled that failure of the number 13 eyebar pin, on the upriver (north) side of the bridge and west of the Ohio tower, had failed, causing the eyebar chain to drop below the roadway. The downriver (south) eyebar chain was unable to support the weight of the entire structure, resulting in immediate, complete failure of the span.

Carry on.