- Schoharie Creek
Schoharie Creek in
New York , USA flows from the foot of Indian Head in theCatskill Mountains to theMohawk River . It is twice impounded north of Prattsville to create New York City'sSchoharie Reservoir and the Blenheim-Gilboa Power Project. The Schoharie Creek flows north, which contrary to popular perception, is not rare. The Creek flows through theSchoharie Valley The
Blenheim Bridge , one of the longest and oldest single span covered bridges in the world, spans the creek.The
Erie Canal crossed over the creek by an aqueduct atSchoharie Crossing State Historic Site .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 theflood ed river, killing ten of the occupants.ee also
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List of rivers in New York External links
* [http://www.eng.uab.edu/cee/faculty/ndelatte/case_studies_project/Schoharie.htm The Collapse of the Schoharie Creek Bridge]
* [http://www.roadgeek.org/waste_of_film/ The "Waste of Film" Page, page 1] - Includes information on the detour used while the Thruway replacement spans were built.
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