Verkkoon january 20, 1996, part of the walnut street bridge in harrisburg collapsed.

Verkkolittle did we know 25 years ago how the blizzard of 1996 would end in a flood and the loss of part of a harrisburg icon.

Verkkotwo of its spans fell into the raging icy river after a blizzard earlier in the month, heavy rain to the north and warm temperatures led to massive flooding.

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Verkkothe blizzard was one of four separate snow events that had occurred during early january, and some observers reported liquid equivalents in.

Following the blizzard of โ€™96, rising temperatures and heavy rain caused ice jams.

It snowed sunday and monday,.

By the middle of the month, nearly three feet was on the ground.

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