There was a simliar (but on a much smaller scale) incident in Fort Hunter N.Y. in 1987. The N.Y. State Thruway bridge which crossed the Schoharie Creek there collapsed after heavy rains washed out the concrete bridge abutments. Ten people die when several vehicles fell 50 feet in the creek below. It happen in the early morning hours, so there wasn't too many vehicles crossing then. It had national attention at the time.
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