 The second Bardsdale Bridge was washed out in the early morning of March 13, 1928, when the St. Francis Dam, in northern Los Angeles County, collapsed and a flood wave of water went rushing down the Santa Clara River Valley to the Pacific Ocean at Ventura.Among the estimated near 600 people who lost their lives  in the disaster, only a few of the victims lived at Bardsdale.Unlike many of the affected areas, the town had received sufficient warning and most all who were in danger were able to move to safety.