SCHOHARIE CREEK

'Schoharie Creek' in New York, USA flows from the foot of Indian Head in the Catskill Mountains to the Mohawk River. It is twice impounded north of Prattsville to create New York City's Schoharie Reservoir and the Blenheim-Gilboa Power Project.

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Bridge Collapse

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Bridge Collapse

On the morning of April 5, 1987, after 30 years of service, two spans of the New York State Thruway bridge over the Schoharie Creek near Fort Hunter collapsed. Five vehicles fell into the flooded river, killing ten of the occupants.

See also

★ List of bridge disasters

★ List of New York rivers

External links

★ The Collapse of the Schoharie Creek Bridge

★ The "Waste of Film" Page, page 1 - Includes information on the detour used while the Thruway replacement spans were built.