On Memorial Day 2003, that year on May 26, a memorial statue was dedicated by Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry in Webbers Falls, Oklahoma.
This disaster shares some common features with the Skyway Bridge collapse in Florida in 1980, and the I-40 Bridge Disaster in Oklahoma in 2002, both involving collisions with ships.
The I-40 Bridge Disaster happened on May 26, 2002; a barge collided with a bridge support near Webbers Falls, causing a 580 foot section of the I-40 bridge to plunge into the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir on the Arkansas river.
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The I-40 bridge disaster of 2002 was caused a barge hitting the I-40 bridge over the Arkansas River, which collapsed, causing numerous cars to fall in the river.