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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 ...
Location 3,787–16,000: 2–3 December 1984 ... Eitai Bridge collapse Tokyo, Japan 608 ... 1963 New York City smog 300–400:
Ninth Avenue derailment. Lexington Avenue explosion. 2006 plane crash. Great Fire of New York (1835) 2007 steam explosion. Harlem riot of 1964. US Airways Flight 1549. This is a list of disasters that have occurred in New York City organized by death toll. The list is general and comprehensive, comprising natural disasters (including epidemics ...
Schoharie Creek Bridge collapse Thruway Bridge Fort Hunter, New York: United States 5 April 1987: I-90 New York Thruway over the Schoharie Creek: Improper protection of footings by contractor led to scour of riverbed under footings. 10 killed, unknown injured Total collapse Schoharie Creek's Mill Point Bridge: Wellsville, Amsterdam, New York ...
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The Brooklyn Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, George Washington Bridge, and Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge were the world's longest suspension bridges when opened in 1883, [2] 1903, [3] 1931, [4] and 1964 [5] respectively. There are 789 bridges and tunnels in New York.
The Fire Department of New York said units were “currently operating at a crane collapse and fire at 550 Tenth Avenue” on Twitter. Firefighters have requested assistance from a master rigger ...
Earthquakes early Monday again struck Japan's north-central region of Ishikawa, still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1, but the latest shaking caused no major ...