Collapse of New York Thruway (I-90) Bridge over the Schoharie Creek

What Happened

?On April 5, 1987, two spans of the New York State Thruway (1-90) bridge over the Schoharie Creek fell about 80 feet into a rain-swollen creek after pier 3, which partially supported the spans, collapsed. Ninety minutes after the initial collapse, pier 2 and a third span collapsed. Four passenger cars and one tractor-semitrailer plunged into the creek, and 10 persons were fatally injured.

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