Schoharie Creek
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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. The Schoharie Creek is unique because it flows north, as opposed to south. The Creek flows through the Schoharie 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 at Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site.
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] 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.
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