| Gasconade Bridge train disaster | |
|---|---|
 The locomotive O'Sullivan | |
| Details | |
| Date | 1 November 1855 |
| Location | Gasconade, Missouri |
| Country | United States |
| Line | Pacific Railroad |
| Cause | Disputed, Excessive speed. (official) Bridge design flaw. (New York Times) |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Passengers | at least 600 |
| Deaths | 30+ |
| Injured | Hundreds |
The Gasconade Bridge train disaster was a rail accident in Gasconade, Missouri, on November 1, 1855. The Gasconade bridge collapsed under the locomotive O'Sullivan while crossing. More than thirty were killed in the first major deadly bridge collapse in American history.[1][2][3][4]
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- ^ St. Louis Globe Democrat, Nov 1, 1885, p.23
- ^ Rolla Weekly Herald (Rolla, MO), Nov 12, 1885 http://digital.shsmo.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/RollaHerald/id/1747/rec/1. Retrieved June 30, 2018
- ^ Miner, H. Craig (1972). The St. Louis-San Francisco Transcontinental Railroad: The Thirty-fifth Parallel Project, 1853-1890. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas. p. 25. ISBN 978-0700600816.