Point Ellice Bridge Collapse

POINT ELLICE BRIDGE COLLAPSE, 26 May 1896, was the worst accident in Canadian transit history, claiming 55 lives. The bridge spanned the Gorge on the streetcar line connecting VICTORIA and ESQUIMALT. It was Victoria Day and a large crowd was heading to Esquimalt to watch a Royal Navy sail-past. At 1:40 pm the middle span of the bridge collapsed as streetcar No 16 was crossing. The vehicle spilled over with 143 passengers aboard and plunged into the water. Most of the fatalities were passengers;...

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