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Bardsdale/Fillmore - 2:25 AM; 12 ft.; 31 miles downstream
Iron truss bridge spanned the santa clara river connecting the two communities. After warnings, people standing on the bridge finally retreated before it collapsed in a heap of twisted metal. Nearly 3 thousand people live in the area when the flood of 12 feet roars through - two and a half hours after the dam failed 31 miles upstream.
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The Bardsdale/Fillmore community was the first populated area to receive any kind of warning of the disaster coming.
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