Police and fire officials in Kamloops, B.C., are investigating after the city's Red Bridge was destroyed by flames early Thursday morning.

The iconic Red Bridge in Kamloops burnt down early Thursday morning, Sept. 19. According to multiple social media posts, the fire started sometime between 3 and 3:15 a.m. and completely engulfed the bridge. By 4:15 a.m., the bridge was gone, falling into the South Thompson River.

The city of Kamloops, British Columbia, was struck by tragedy as the historic Red Bridge, an 88-year-old wooden structure, was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning, leading to its collapse into the South Thompson River.

Built in 1936, the Red Bridge was a 1,200-foot long wooden Howe truss road bridge with four wooden piers that spanned the South Thompson River and holds historical, cultural and economic values, according to the City of Kamloops website, and it has nostalgia attached to it too.

EARLIER: KAMLOOPS — The Red Bridge in Kamloops has been destroyed by fire. Kamloops Fire Rescue Captain Norm Little says the call came in at 3:10 a.m. Thursday (Sept. 18) and the roadway has since collapsed into the South Thompson River.

The Red Bridge, a historic landmark in Kamloops, BC, was destroyed in a fire on Thursday, September 19. The fire is believed to have started in the center of the bridge and spread quickly, causing the bridge to collapse into the South Thompson River eventually.

Police in Kamloops, B.C., say they have launched an arson investigation into the fire that destroyed the 88-year-old Red Bridge across the South Thompson River.