Show H im i II m Cement ement Truck Speeds to Safety As A s Jordan River Span Sags 3 a i r r. r I a aA A Y w P tw T j i r 0 a sr N 1 s P L WHERE TRUCK DRIVER HAD SCARY RIDE AS BRID BRIDGE GE STRUCTURE COLLAPSED UNDER LOADED VEHICLE Traffic Patrolmen Evern P. P Peterson left and Victor R. R Heath view wreckage MEA HEAVY VY VEHICLE CRUSHES BRIDGE Ordnance Plant Water Wate r Supply T Threatened Breaking under the weight o of ofa f a truck loaded with cement th the e wooden bridge over the Jordan Jorda n river at California avenue 1340 0 South street collapsed Wednesday morning giving the truck driver a a thrilling ride as he raced the truck true across to safety Collapse of the bridge also endangered endangered endangered en en- dang ered the water supply to th the e Utah ordnance plant b breaking o a six-inch six water line to the e plant but city water works s quickly made a temporary connection connection connection con con- with a fire hose until permanent permanent permanent per per- manent repairs could be made Traffic on the road used extensively extensively extensively ex ex- to serve the plant was wa I tied up and a serious congestion congestio n t resulted until police could establish establish establish lish detour signs directing th the e traffic over bridges on Indiana Indian a venue avenue and Twenty-first Twenty 2100 South street The truck driver Don A. A Box 24 of North Redwood road told officers he was crossing th the e bridge with 10 tons of cement o on e his way to the airport when he t felt the timbers cracking H He e raced the heavy truck and piloted pilote d it off the span as it collapsed collapse d de Some of the load jolted off th the e truck officers reported Box told officers he took a roundabout way to the airport f in I order to see the arms plant The bridge an old wooden structure structure structure ture has received increased us use e since construction started at th the e ordnance plant There were no load limit signs sign s on the bridge or the approaches s officers said |