June 9, 2001.  Modesto, California.

"Suddenly, a horrendous crash at the far end of the blaze told us the collapse was coming in the opposite direction. She came down in fiery domino pattern at 4:03PM, erupting into one last burst of flame as the deck hit the ground."

photo by Ted Benson, copyright 2001 Modesto Bee, used by permission

Tidewater Southern Railway

Burning of the Tuolumne River Bridge