- Date
- 2004-07
- Kind
- Accident
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationinfrastructureemergency-managementcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
An electrical failure left the Charlevoix drawbridge stuck open after a Beaver Island ferry passed through. Captain Kevin McDonough backed down the channel and released passengers and luggage; vehicles stayed aboard until the bridge was repaired after midnight.
Evidence limits
The report is a narrative account and does not identify the bridge operator’s final repair findings.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, August 2004, "Trouble with the Bridge."Reports the Charlevoix drawbridge sticking open after the ferry passed, passengers and luggage being released, vehicles remaining aboard, BIBCO lodging support, and overnight electrical repairs. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the transportation incident report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Charlevoix drawbridge failure delays Beaver Island ferry traffic, 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bridge-trouble-ferry-delay-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 2004, "Trouble with the Bridge." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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