Mianus River Bridge Collapse June 28, 1983 - Tow operators attempt to clear wreckage under I-95. In foreground is part of the tractor trailer truck that fell.

A 100-foot section of I-95 over the Mianus River collapsed on June 28, 1983, around 1:30 a.m. Two tractor-trailers and two cars plummeted into the river, killing three people and injuring three more.

FILE PHOTO — People look at a part of Mianus River bridge on Interstate 95 that collapsed in Greenwich, Conn., June 28, 1983. Three people were killed and three were injured.

“A bridge collapse of this magnitude and dealing with the logistics of its aftermath boggles the mind. Between 80,000 and 100,000 travelers passed over the Mianus Bridge daily.

On June 28, 1983, when the deck fell out of the Mianus River bridge, since renamed the Michael L. Morano Bridge, the Fairfield County section of Interstate 95 saw 90,000 vehicles pass through ...

A major bridge in Baltimore snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday, and several vehicles fell into the river below. Rescuers were searching for at least seven ...

Dr. Kathy Maurer can easily recall the 1983 Mianus River Bridge disaster because one of her friends drove across the span an hour before it collapsed. At the time, Maurer was at Yale studying to be… ...

A 100-foot section of I-95 over the Mianus River collapsed on June 28, 1983, around 1:30 a.m. Two tractor-trailers and two cars plummeted into the river, killing three people and injuring three more.

The Mianus River Bridge on Interstate 95 in Greenwich collapsed and fell into the waterway below 34 years ago, killing three drivers and shocking a state and nation that had become too complacent ...

On June 28, 1983, when the deck fell out of the Mianus River bridge, since renamed the Michael L. Morano Bridge, the Fairfield County section of Interstate 95 saw 90,000 vehicles pass through ...