Kinzua Bridge Collapses

[Paul3]

http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20030722kinzuar5.asp

Too bad. Good thing nobody was killed.

Paul A. Cutler III
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Weather Or No Go New Haven
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[Paul3]

http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20030722kinzuar5.asp

Too bad. Good thing nobody was killed.

Paul A. Cutler III
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Weather Or No Go New Haven
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[adrianspeeder]

That storm was a bad one, lots of trees down and power outages in my area. I'm thankful nobody was hurt.
Adrian

[adrianspeeder]

That storm was a bad one, lots of trees down and power outages in my area. I'm thankful nobody was hurt.
Adrian

[Anonymous]

Check out this link at TO showing a photo of the bridge, post collapse.

LC

[Anonymous]

Check out this link at TO showing a photo of the bridge, post collapse.

LC

[JoeKoh]

QUOTE: Originally posted by adrianspeeder

That storm was a bad one, lots of trees down and power outages in my area. I'm thankful nobody was hurt.
Adrian

amen!
stay safe
joe

[JoeKoh]

QUOTE: Originally posted by adrianspeeder

That storm was a bad one, lots of trees down and power outages in my area. I'm thankful nobody was hurt.
Adrian

amen!
stay safe
joe

[Modelcar]

....Isn't it true it was being refurbished or strengthened to revive it. What a loss. Guess the call to prevent even pedestrian traffic on it was the correct one. I wondered how they were going to repair something as such. I've read accounts where steel beams were rusted completely through. What a shame for it to end as such.

[Modelcar]

....Isn't it true it was being refurbished or strengthened to revive it. What a loss. Guess the call to prevent even pedestrian traffic on it was the correct one. I wondered how they were going to repair something as such. I've read accounts where steel beams were rusted completely through. What a shame for it to end as such.

[Bergie]

Tuesday's TRAINS News Wire includes information on the collapse plus a photo:

http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/004/436cmkzj.asp

Erik

[Bergie]

Tuesday's TRAINS News Wire includes information on the collapse plus a photo:

http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/004/436cmkzj.asp

Erik

[RudyRockvilleMD]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar

....Isn't it true it was being refurbished or strengthened to revive it. What a loss. Guess the call to prevent even pedestrian traffic on it was the correct one. I wondered how they were going to repair something as such. I've read accounts where steel beams were rusted completely through. What a shame for it to end as such.

More detailed information about the kinzua Viaduct can be found in Bill Middleton's book, "Landmarks On The Iron road." The fact that some of its spans were blown down by the wind is not surprising considering it was in a weakend condition to begin with. I wonder whether it was the impact of a high speed wind gust or a vortex shedding vbration generated by a steady wind that caused some of its spans to collapse.

[RudyRockvilleMD]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar

....Isn't it true it was being refurbished or strengthened to revive it. What a loss. Guess the call to prevent even pedestrian traffic on it was the correct one. I wondered how they were going to repair something as such. I've read accounts where steel beams were rusted completely through. What a shame for it to end as such.

More detailed information about the kinzua Viaduct can be found in Bill Middleton's book, "Landmarks On The Iron road." The fact that some of its spans were blown down by the wind is not surprising considering it was in a weakend condition to begin with. I wonder whether it was the impact of a high speed wind gust or a vortex shedding vbration generated by a steady wind that caused some of its spans to collapse.

[zardoz]

As of this writing, (21:15 CDT) the Weather Channel is showing footage of the collapsed bridge. The item will surely repeat a few times throughout the evening.

[zardoz]

As of this writing, (21:15 CDT) the Weather Channel is showing footage of the collapsed bridge. The item will surely repeat a few times throughout the evening.

[Anonymous]

A confirmed F1 Tornado brought it down with winds of approximately 100mph. Thousands of trees were also down.

[Anonymous]

A confirmed F1 Tornado brought it down with winds of approximately 100mph. Thousands of trees were also down.

[Anonymous]

WOW that sux!

[Anonymous]

WOW that sux!

[Anonymous]

http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030722/ALLEGHENY07/307220030

[Anonymous]

http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030722/ALLEGHENY07/307220030

[Anonymous]

jrimer-------Excellent data and pictures of the bridge. Vote to save it.

[Anonymous]

jrimer-------Excellent data and pictures of the bridge. Vote to save it.

[Modelcar]

....To jrimer: An excellent account of bridge collapse in that article...and those photos are great..! That photographer had real guts...

Yes, vote to rebuild it.

[Modelcar]

....To jrimer: An excellent account of bridge collapse in that article...and those photos are great..! That photographer had real guts...

Yes, vote to rebuild it.

[Anonymous]

It was a spectacular bridge. My dad used to take me fishing down to creek below when I was little and you would look up at it just be amazed, perhaps that is the moment i took an interest in model railroads and railroading in general. And to just stand on it and look around was the best feeling in the world. Too bad i was going home in August and wanted to show it to my daughters, the last time we were on it was 10 years ago when they were only a few years old. I hope that there would be a way to justify rebuilding it.

Bill

PS here is a link to an excellent powerpoint slide show with very close up photos from on the bridge and park and you will see how the tornado just blew it over and it didn't really collapse on itself.

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/ctp/pictures/Potter_0721/mckean_kinzua.ppt

[Anonymous]

It was a spectacular bridge. My dad used to take me fishing down to creek below when I was little and you would look up at it just be amazed, perhaps that is the moment i took an interest in model railroads and railroading in general. And to just stand on it and look around was the best feeling in the world. Too bad i was going home in August and wanted to show it to my daughters, the last time we were on it was 10 years ago when they were only a few years old. I hope that there would be a way to justify rebuilding it.

Bill

PS here is a link to an excellent powerpoint slide show with very close up photos from on the bridge and park and you will see how the tornado just blew it over and it didn't really collapse on itself.

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/ctp/pictures/Potter_0721/mckean_kinzua.ppt

[adrianspeeder]

Bad news, it seems that some people are now taking parts of the bridge for themselves. Even though it is old rusty junk, it's the states old rusty junk. I guess somebody wants to make a buck on ebay.
The article in the paper quoted a park official saying it is not safe around the bridge because of unstable trees and rocks called "widowmakers"!!!

Adrianspeeder

[adrianspeeder]

Bad news, it seems that some people are now taking parts of the bridge for themselves. Even though it is old rusty junk, it's the states old rusty junk. I guess somebody wants to make a buck on ebay.
The article in the paper quoted a park official saying it is not safe around the bridge because of unstable trees and rocks called "widowmakers"!!!

Adrianspeeder