 Schoharie Creek and the remnants of the bridge following the collapse | |
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| Date | April 5, 1987 |
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| Location | Florida, Montgomery County, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°55′54″N 74°16′42″W / 42.93167°N 74.27833°W |
| Type | Bridge collapse |
| Cause | Bridge scour due to flooding |
| Deaths | 10 |
The Schoharie Creek Bridge was a New York State Thruway (I-90) bridge over the Schoharie Creek near Fort Hunter and the Mohawk River in New York State. On April 5, 1987, it collapsed due to bridge scour at the foundations after a record rainfall. The collapse killed ten people. The replacement bridge was completed and fully open to traffic on May 21, 1988.[1]
The failure of the Schoharie Creek Bridge motivated improvement in bridge design and inspection procedures within New York and beyond.[2]
- ^ Croyle, Johnathan (January 4, 2019). "On this date: Thruway bridge collapses into Schoharie Creek in 1987". syracuse.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ LeBeau, Keary H.; Wadia-Fascetti, Sara J. (2007). "Fault Tree Analysis of Schoharie Creek Bridge Collapse". Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. 21 (4): 320–326. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3828(2007)21:4(320). ISSN 0887-3828.