Canadian Bridge Disaster (1916)

Canadian Bridge Disaster - 5,000 ton central span of the St Lawrence Bridge collapsed and sank in 10 seconds - 1916. Quebec, Canada. Disaster on the St. Lawrence Seaway. Pan along the collapsed section; sitting and sinking just at the water level; with several boats nearby - some tugboats; a barge; and a rowing boat. Then pan across same from distance; showing how much the centre section has sunk in comparison to the sides. G 397 A. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All foot