Town Reflecting on I-40 Bridge Collapse 23 Years Later | News Channel 3-12

Town reflecting on I-40 bridge collapse 23 years later | News Channel 3-12

By Clifton Haskin Click here for updates on this story     WEBBERS FALLS, Oklahoma (KJRH) — May 26, 2025, marked the 23-year anniversary of theI-40 bridge collapse in Webbers Falls.14 people died and 11 were injured when barges slammed into the bridge piers, causing a 580-foot section of interstate to fall into the Arkansas River. By the time traffic stopped, eight passenger vehicles and three semi-trucks had plunged off the missing road. Jewell…

Town reflecting on I-40 bridge collapse 23 years later

By Clifton Haskin Click here for updates on this story     WEBBERS FALLS, Oklahoma (KJRH) — May 26, 2025, marked the 23-year anniversary of theI-40 bridge collapse in Webbers Falls.14 people died and 11 were injured when barges slammed into the bridge piers, causing a 580-foot section of interstate to fall into the Arkansas River. By the time traffic stopped, eight passenger vehicles and three semi-trucks had plunged off the missing road. Jewell…

Webbers Falls reflecting on I-40 bridge collapse 23 years later

May 26, 2025, marked the 23-year anniversary of the I-40 bridge collapse in Webbers Falls. 14 people died and 11 were injured when barges slammed into the bridge piers, causing a 580-foot section of interstate to fall into the Arkansas River.By the time traffic stopped, eight passenger vehicles and three semi-trucks had plunged off the missing road.Jewell Hall, the former mayor of Webbers Falls, paid a visit to the town's Going Home Monumenta de…