Blustery thunderstorms sweeping across the state toppled a historic railroad bridge yesterday afternoon near the Allegheny National Forest in McKean County that was once the tallest and largest in the world, officials said.According to state park officials and crews at the site, storms packing winds up to 80 mph caused part of the Kinzua Viaduct to collapse, sending most of it crashing into the gorge below. The bridge was built in 1882 and reconstructed in 1900.
Pittsburgh Gazette,
July 22, 2003
