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Wed Aug-01-07 07:32 PM
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I-35W bridge collapses into Mississippi River in Minneapolis

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Edited on Wed Aug-01-07 08:10 PM by flamingyouth

Source: wcco-tv, startribune

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

I-35W bridge collapses

By Warren Wolfe, Star Tribune

Last update: August 01, 2007 – 6:30 PM
The Interstate Hwy. 35W bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed this afternoon, dumping at least eight cars and a truck into the water and land below.

It was not clear how many people might be hurt or killed.

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1338294.html

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I-35W bridge collapses into Mississippi River in Minneapolis	MnFats	Aug-01-07 07:32 PM	#0
Holy shit. Must be due to the humidity and 94 degree temps out there...	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 07:33 PM	#1
Deleted sub-thread	Name removed	Aug-01-07 09:33 PM	#187
This is unreal. I hope this isn't because of cutbacks and lack of inspections. Recent	kikiek	Aug-01-07 07:35 PM	#2
Right at rush hour too. Just think of future rush hours for the next couple of years.	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 07:36 PM	#4
No kidding. And who will want to drive over a bridge ever again!	kikiek	Aug-01-07 07:37 PM	#5
Jeff Passolt is floored by it all.	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 07:39 PM	#8
I called my brother he does metal fatigue testing. They didn't do that bridge. Thank God!	kikiek	Aug-01-07 08:23 PM	#96
Too bad your brother didn't do that bridge.	KCdemocrat	Aug-01-07 09:41 PM	#196
The state DOT was supposed to be monitoring it. I don't expect the gov will take any responsibility.	kikiek	Aug-01-07 09:47 PM	#204
The bridge got a clean bill of health in 2004 and in 2006	question everything	Aug-01-07 10:38 PM	#242
That isn't what they reported on ch 5. And actually ch 9 just had on the	kikiek	Aug-01-07 10:51 PM	#249
All the heat and humidity?	Robson	Aug-01-07 10:00 PM	#213
its a little pass rush hr in the twin cites (CT)	rodeodance	Aug-01-07 08:27 PM	#105
A Lot of This Is Affected By the Privatization Squeeze	Crisco	Aug-01-07 07:46 PM	#18
It has to be pointed out to people or they don't make the connection.	kikiek	Aug-01-07 07:59 PM	#30
Privatization aka killing Americans for profits	Robson	Aug-01-07 08:13 PM	#79
BS	deadmessengers	Aug-01-07 08:29 PM	#112
As much as Robson may envision execution, the point is not killing them...	Dr_eldritch	Aug-01-07 08:50 PM	#151
How about Hari-Kari?	Robson	Aug-01-07 09:10 PM	#169
They simply don't have the guts.	Dr_eldritch	Aug-01-07 10:16 PM	#226
"Making examples of them"	deadmessengers	Aug-01-07 09:35 PM	#188
Agreed.	Dr_eldritch	Aug-01-07 10:15 PM	#225
BS on you...	dickbearton	Aug-01-07 09:07 PM	#166
So does life without parole	deadmessengers	Aug-01-07 09:32 PM	#186
Deleted message	Name removed	Aug-01-07 09:56 PM	#211
I've heard that phrased differently, before	deadmessengers	Aug-01-07 10:44 PM	#245
Sorry	PoconoPragmatist	Aug-02-07 01:25 AM	#294
Fine...	dickbearton	Aug-01-07 10:19 PM	#231
In the constitution?	deadmessengers	Aug-01-07 10:37 PM	#241
The Constitution. Article III, Section 3	PoconoPragmatist	Aug-02-07 01:33 AM	#297
Ditto. I thought I was reading a quite from Ann "the ***" Coulter....	PurpleChez	Aug-01-07 10:37 PM	#239
So would you execute anyone convicted of ANY sort of crime, just to get them out of the way?	LeftishBrit	Aug-02-07 12:35 PM	#342
Yes.	LeftishBrit	Aug-02-07 12:42 PM	#343
Yes...	dickbearton	Aug-01-07 08:43 PM	#139
Trust me, Minneapolis keeps up on road maintenance	catgirl	Aug-01-07 09:44 PM	#200
Look for push to turn over more roads to corporations for toll roadways	havocmom	Aug-01-07 08:12 PM	#76
Just like the oligarchs of Russia	Robson	Aug-01-07 09:04 PM	#164
More like Fascism in Italy...	dickbearton	Aug-01-07 09:30 PM	#185
I couldn't agree more ..we are going to hell gw & Co just take take take	april	Aug-01-07 08:26 PM	#102
This bridge was inspected 3 yrs ago	catgirl	Aug-01-07 09:41 PM	#195
Solid steel?	Petrushka	Aug-02-07 02:23 AM	#306
Our roads here are falling apart, and our Repub governor vetoes extra funding	NickB79	Aug-01-07 07:48 PM	#20
It makes me want to cry. He is ruining our state.	kikiek	Aug-01-07 07:58 PM	#28
He should get publicly	zidzi	Aug-01-07 09:21 PM	#180
We should have told him it was a gas fee and not a tax?	Kixel	Aug-01-07 11:55 PM	#268
I remember during the Ventura administration	ftbc	Aug-01-07 10:37 PM	#240
That was a good beer I am glad you stopped. I was only as close as Uptown today. It is surreal.	kikiek	Aug-01-07 10:57 PM	#253
Thanks. I had a friend to hold onto as we watched it on TV. (nt)	ftbc	Aug-01-07 11:06 PM	#256
I'm glad you're ok.	myrna minx	Aug-02-07 10:06 AM	#327
Star Tribune link	frogbison	Aug-01-07 07:35 PM	#3
It's on the telly right now. Channel 9.	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 07:37 PM	#6
FoxNews is discussing this on TV	DemReadingDU	Aug-01-07 07:38 PM	#7
On MSNBC now. They're saying the bridge is on fire???? n/t	mohinoaklawnillinois	Aug-01-07 07:41 PM	#9
Not the bridge, but there was a semi... the crash probably started the blaze.	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 07:43 PM	#11
???	Skittles	Aug-01-07 08:16 PM	#82
My thoughts exactly. If heat and humidity can cause a bridge to fall	KCdemocrat	Aug-01-07 09:46 PM	#201
there wouldn't be a single bridge standing in Texas	Skittles	Aug-01-07 10:15 PM	#224
Heat & humidity doesn't cause a steele bridge to collapse	catgirl	Aug-01-07 09:47 PM	#205
The seasonal temperature changes might	krispos42	Aug-02-07 03:38 AM	#310
I Call Bullshit!!	PoconoPragmatist	Aug-01-07 09:58 PM	#212
I don't think heat brought the bridge down...	MN Against Bush	Aug-01-07 10:36 PM	#237
Agreed	PoconoPragmatist	Aug-02-07 01:35 AM	#298
Have you ever been to Minneapolis in the summer?	MN Against Bush	Aug-02-07 08:25 AM	#316
It does make sense	Marrah_G	Aug-02-07 08:47 AM	#322
Like Hell!!	PoconoPragmatist	Aug-02-07 12:34 PM	#341
Define "freeze your ass off"	dflprincess	Aug-02-07 01:42 PM	#350
Sure. Anything Below 40 Degrees Fahrenheit. n/t	PoconoPragmatist	Aug-02-07 02:39 PM	#352
40 degrees - above 0?	dflprincess	Aug-02-07 04:48 PM	#356
Yeah. That's When Houstonians Freeze Their Asses Off!	PoconoPragmatist	Aug-02-07 05:22 PM	#357
40 degrees is not even close to "freezing your ass off"	Marrah_G	Aug-03-07 08:04 AM	#360
What do you consider cold?	Marrah_G	Aug-03-07 08:01 AM	#359
I thought they said a tanker truck was burning.	No Surrender	Aug-01-07 07:43 PM	#12
they just showed an airal view--no smoke	rodeodance	Aug-01-07 08:32 PM	#120
Here's a pic of the fire	RamboLiberal	Aug-01-07 08:34 PM	#127
Gutnecht is a friend of mine. we used to work together.	MnFats	Aug-01-07 08:52 PM	#153
I think there are vehicles on fire	DemReadingDU	Aug-01-07 07:44 PM	#13
theyre talking about vehicles on fire below former bridge route	MnFats	Aug-01-07 07:44 PM	#14
I keep thinking I know someone in that godawful mess.	MnFats	Aug-01-07 08:19 PM	#85
Good point about the convention	Lifelong Protester	Aug-01-07 08:27 PM	#108
oh damn, my relatives went over 1/2 hr before.	uppityperson	Aug-01-07 09:16 PM	#174
OK....	PoconoPragmatist	Aug-01-07 10:00 PM	#214
I am so glad your family is alright.	Cybergata	Aug-02-07 01:02 AM	#286
We need to wait for the facts to come out	bluestateguy	Aug-01-07 07:42 PM	#10
There is a school bus in the water	azurnoir	Aug-01-07 07:44 PM	#15
Wolf just said the schoolkids were okay.	dubyadubya3	Aug-01-07 07:50 PM	#22
Thanks, I hope he's right	azurnoir	Aug-01-07 08:00 PM	#32
Very worried up here in Brainerd, MN. Phones are jammed and I can't get ahold of my sister.	Beausoir	Aug-01-07 07:45 PM	#16
......	Bjornsdotter	Aug-01-07 07:54 PM	#25
I'm hoping with you that everything is okay with your sister	qanda	Aug-01-07 07:59 PM	#29
Finally, my sister phoned. All are safe. So funny how I panic in a situation such as this.	Beausoir	Aug-01-07 08:20 PM	#88
I'm glad your sister is okay	qanda	Aug-01-07 08:28 PM	#109
On KARE 11 they said do not panic on the phone thing yet	Lifelong Protester	Aug-01-07 08:31 PM	#114
Correction: all phones in Minn. area are jammed	catgirl	Aug-01-07 09:51 PM	#208
My brother couldn't call out of North St Paul	mycritters2	Aug-01-07 10:35 PM	#236
TERRA! TERRA! TERRA!	NoodleyAppendage	Aug-01-07 07:45 PM	#17
It happened on (R) Governor Pawlenty's watch. Who runs the DoT again...	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 07:48 PM	#21
Deleted sub-thread	Name removed	Aug-01-07 09:46 PM	#202
Lt. Gov./Commisioner of Transportation Carol Molnau	ftbc	Aug-01-07 10:54 PM	#250
I will remember that it was on Governor Pawlenty's watch.	Bosso 63	Aug-02-07 09:00 AM	#325
Every damn local station is bleating "Homeland Security vehicle sighted..."	Thor_MN	Aug-01-07 09:25 PM	#182
Damn. That's terrible.	dubyadubya3	Aug-01-07 07:46 PM	#19
msnbc said there was bumper to bumper traffic and this	orleans	Aug-01-07 07:50 PM	#23
Due to construction, only one lane was open in each direction	Penndems	Aug-01-07 08:33 PM	#121
Just damn!!! n/t	Purveyor	Aug-01-07 07:51 PM	#24
I'm listening on the teevee in the background	TheCentepedeShoes	Aug-01-07 07:55 PM	#26
I went over the Sunshine the day before it got knocked down.	karlrschneider	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#70
Let me know when you get	here_is_to_hope	Aug-01-07 08:26 PM	#104
I think I probably should just avoid going near bridges.	karlrschneider	Aug-01-07 08:45 PM	#140
you live in Coos Bay??	montanto	Aug-02-07 03:54 PM	#353
Do you mean the Sunshine Bridge in Tampa?	happyslug	Aug-01-07 10:37 PM	#238
Please post your car license number so . . .	Cybergata	Aug-02-07 01:10 AM	#290
CNN Says the Bus Kids Are Safe	Crisco	Aug-01-07 07:58 PM	#27
Good Lord, it's suppose to start raining there very soon...	Az_lefty	Aug-01-07 07:59 PM	#31
And we're desperate for rain - but we have to hope it holds off	dflprincess	Aug-01-07 08:49 PM	#149
need 1 more rec	DemReadingDU	Aug-01-07 08:00 PM	#33
god, I am getting chills.	alyce douglas	Aug-01-07 08:00 PM	#34
Why?	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 08:03 PM	#36
The scary thing it, the bridge wasn't even very old.	smirkymonkey	Aug-01-07 08:39 PM	#138
link to TMJ4, Milwaukee -- no pix or video yet	eppur_se_muova	Aug-01-07 08:03 PM	#35
CNN	eppur_se_muova	Aug-01-07 08:04 PM	#37
Watched the slideshow. Incredible.	mycritters2	Aug-01-07 10:06 PM	#218
I-35W bridge collapses (Breaking Disaster in Downtown Minneapolis)	goodhue	Aug-01-07 08:04 PM	#38
HOLY SHIT--they are showing it on MSNBC, what a DEBACLE! NT	MADem	Aug-01-07 08:04 PM	#39
They had a different camera angle, so it puts the location in perspective.	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 08:04 PM	#40
How could it have happened? Will Bushco wave the terrah flag? NT	MADem	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#43
Heat and humidity. Roads can buckle and even 'explode' under intense heat.	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#49
It is pretty hot there today - Temperature extremes are hard on things	slackmaster	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#61
I've heard of incidents of roads buckling and such due to high temps/humidity	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#64
Anything can happen under Bushco	Robson	Aug-01-07 09:15 PM	#172
Not quite hot enough for that.	Xithras	Aug-01-07 09:35 PM	#189
Exactly	PoconoPragmatist	Aug-01-07 10:07 PM	#219
Yeah....INTENSE HEAT!!	PoconoPragmatist	Aug-01-07 10:05 PM	#217
That's some pretty wild speculation there	HughMoran	Aug-01-07 11:18 PM	#259
Could be a by-product of our GWOT.	Old and In the Way	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#57
Meanwhile, we offshore everything to other countries and improve their infrastructures...	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#60
report is that homeland (in)security is already on the scene	Lifelong Protester	Aug-01-07 08:28 PM	#111
Duplicate post	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#41
More infrastructure woes	PetrusMonsFormicarum	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#42
everything's breaking. That's what happens when one drowns a government in the bathtub.	BleedingHeartPatriot	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#44
It happened on (R) Governor Pawlenty's watch.	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#53
Yeah. Thank Grover Norquist! n/t	PoconoPragmatist	Aug-01-07 10:07 PM	#220
We're spending trillions to fight them over there so our levees and	4MoronicYears	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#47
We're also offshoring jobs over there too.	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#56
Well said	Robson	Aug-01-07 09:17 PM	#175
Do we know that to be the cause? Or did a nefarious IRA Provo, or other terra equivalent, put some	MADem	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#58
Time will tell.	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#62
Olbermann is doing a very good job sorting fact from speculation.	MADem	Aug-01-07 08:21 PM	#91
Keith was awesome!	MaineDem	Aug-02-07 06:54 AM	#312
School bush with children, cars on fire	Bitwit1234	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#45
fox has aerial video -- really bad -- n/t	nedbal	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#46
I just switched to Fox. This is absolutely horrific.	tandot	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#59
30-50 cars in the river according to KSTP	goodhue	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#48
At least 6 just reported on FOX 9 (Jeff Passolt)	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#50
Now they are saying over 100 cars will be more like it	Lifelong Protester	Aug-01-07 08:49 PM	#148
I wonder if it was from infrastructure neglect?	Old and In the Way	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#51
Time will tell. I'm waiting for the politicians to show up on the airwaves with their response.	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#54
Bush just asked Condi to fetch him some cake and a guitar	aint_no_life_nowhere	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#65
Crap!!!	Rick Myers	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#52
Prayers for everyone on that bridge.	brentspeak	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#55
rescue vechicle and personnel is what is needed, not prayers	Skittles	Aug-02-07 06:46 AM	#311
Uh, I never said....	brentspeak	Aug-02-07 11:16 AM	#333
holy crap	The_Warmth	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#63
There but for the grace of God............	kestrel91316	Aug-01-07 08:31 PM	#115
Oh my.	Olney Blue	Aug-01-07 08:39 PM	#137
I was as well	leftist_rebel1569	Aug-01-07 10:24 PM	#232
Continued collapse of US infrastucture... remember the levees? Manhatten?	BeHereNow	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#66
This is getting ridiculous	bighughdiehl	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#67
Ah, What Do The Republicans Fuckin Care??	PoconoPragmatist	Aug-01-07 10:11 PM	#222
Bumper to bumper traffic!!!	Rick Myers	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#68
.	BrightKnight	Aug-01-07 08:34 PM	#126
Freeway bridge collapses into river during rush hour in Minneapolis (AP/CNN)	eppur_se_muova	Aug-01-07 08:05 PM	#69
Bush: Iraq needs our money more than our crumbling American infrastructure	Bluebear	Aug-01-07 08:06 PM	#71
I predict we'll find it was due to corrosion.	Gregorian	Aug-01-07 08:07 PM	#72
We get 35 below in the winter, it was 100 today!	Rick Myers	Aug-01-07 08:16 PM	#81
Expansion, contraction, corrosion. And that's a relatively young bridge..	Gregorian	Aug-01-07 08:33 PM	#122
Ok that's it. I'm staying completely	cliss	Aug-01-07 08:08 PM	#73
HASN'T THE BRIDGE BEEN WORKED ON FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS BY A CONTRACTOR?	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 08:09 PM	#74
Indeed, they were working on it at the time!	goodhue	Aug-01-07 08:19 PM	#86
OMG	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 08:31 PM	#116
They were resurfacing.	Gregorian	Aug-01-07 08:34 PM	#125
Aye. Just a lot of unfortunate circumstances at just the wrong time.	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 08:38 PM	#136
Actually I was wrong about that. It was more invasive than just resurfacing.	Gregorian	Aug-01-07 08:46 PM	#145
actually there was not pile driving near the bridge, the national media got that wrong I think	goodhue	Aug-01-07 09:21 PM	#179
No apology...	dickbearton	Aug-01-07 10:03 PM	#216
Here is a map of the area they were	here_is_to_hope	Aug-01-07 08:36 PM	#134
Only superficial repairs to the surface	Lifelong Protester	Aug-01-07 08:34 PM	#123
OMG, this is unreal	sandnsea	Aug-01-07 08:11 PM	#75
It's not, they just said it was built in the mid 60's.	smirkymonkey	Aug-01-07 08:52 PM	#154
All the best to those in Minnesota. The rest can wait.	faygokid	Aug-01-07 08:12 PM	#77
What a shocking thing to happen!!!	Rick Myers	Aug-01-07 08:20 PM	#89
Take care. This will be a lifetime memory.	faygokid	Aug-01-07 08:27 PM	#107
No Chance	PoconoPragmatist	Aug-01-07 10:14 PM	#223
we're too busy spending money to blow up bridges in Iraq to	Flaxbee	Aug-01-07 08:12 PM	#78
Bingo	Robson	Aug-01-07 08:15 PM	#80
double Bingo	Lifelong Protester	Aug-01-07 08:53 PM	#155
They're interviewing a structural engineer on KSTP	Lydia Leftcoast	Aug-01-07 08:17 PM	#83
THE GREAT NEWS IS	SydneyBristow	Aug-01-07 08:18 PM	#84
all kinds of crazy	mikelgb	Aug-01-07 08:19 PM	#87
KO repeats divers in water now looking for survivors/victims	Bluebear	Aug-01-07 08:20 PM	#90
My daughter lives in Minneapolis	tinrobot	Aug-01-07 08:21 PM	#92
My sister just got through to me. Keep trying. Prayers to you!	Beausoir	Aug-01-07 08:23 PM	#97
I just got through to my daughter.	snacker	Aug-01-07 08:50 PM	#150
I have a sister and several cousins living in the Twin Cities, too	Qanisqineq	Aug-01-07 10:40 PM	#243
as an aside: will GOP yank its convo? cause traffic in twin cities to be fucked for months	MnFats	Aug-01-07 08:22 PM	#93
Has Pawlenty said ANYTHING yet? even 'we regret this tragedy' would do.	MnFats	Aug-01-07 08:23 PM	#95
Yes, appeared with Rybak	question everything	Aug-01-07 10:50 PM	#248
WOW! Interesting point. Very interesting. This will certainly snarl things for months.	Beausoir	Aug-01-07 08:25 PM	#101
Months? We've been hosed for years	northernsoul	Aug-02-07 12:08 AM	#272
abc said it Buckled--------reporting now	rodeodance	Aug-01-07 08:22 PM	#
i know people up there----been over it a thousand times. used to work there	rodeodance	Aug-01-07 08:24 PM	#99
they had a view from the air------whow, just whow. Its gone	rodeodance	Aug-01-07 08:26 PM	#103
I thought as much.	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 08:32 PM	#118
MN Gov. Pawlenty has been busy as Co-Chair of McCain's Presidential campaign. Just FYI.	Beausoir	Aug-01-07 08:22 PM	#94
And didn't he refuse to allow the gas tax to be raised during the last legislative session?	dflprincess	Aug-01-07 08:46 PM	#143
"Squatskey" (eom)	wellst0nev0ter	Aug-02-07 01:23 AM	#293
I hope everyone is able to be safe	ayeshahaqqiqa	Aug-01-07 08:23 PM	#98
A good example	Hobbs	Aug-01-07 08:24 PM	#100
I not sure it was decaying infrastructure	goodhue	Aug-01-07 08:28 PM	#110
You think the contractors cut the wrong bolt or something & wrecked the bridge?	Bluebear	Aug-01-07 08:34 PM	#124
Jackhammers, heat and explosions	goodhue	Aug-01-07 08:37 PM	#135
Local news reported a recent MN DOT report said there was start of metal fatigue. They	kikiek	Aug-01-07 08:46 PM	#141
Amen. And welcome to DU!	YDogg	Aug-01-07 08:29 PM	#113
Thank GOD this wasn't TERRORISM	jgraz	Aug-01-07 08:27 PM	#106
They have been working on the bridge; repair or expansion...	HypnoToad	Aug-01-07 08:35 PM	#131
should we thank God it was for some other reason?	Skittles	Aug-01-07 09:15 PM	#173
That, I'm sure, was sarcasm.	David__77	Aug-01-07 10:44 PM	#246
Who needs terrorists when we have Republicans?	eridani	Aug-02-07 01:32 AM	#296
Very well said	jgraz	Aug-02-07 07:31 AM	#314
A horrible, horrible tragedy - prayers to all	Penndems	Aug-01-07 08:31 PM	#117
I was on that bridge 2 weeks ago	deadmessengers	Aug-01-07 08:32 PM	#119
breaking news. no word on surviors, or deaths, or injuries. 450 ft across, 1970 it opened	rodeodance	Aug-01-07 08:34 PM	#128
happened at 6 pm CT	rodeodance	Aug-01-07 08:35 PM	#130
good scens showing now.	rodeodance	Aug-01-07 08:36 PM	#133
uffda!	JVS	Aug-01-07 08:34 PM	#129
Must be due to the errant throwing of a peanut butter sandwich....	RPM	Aug-01-07 11:47 PM	#266
I remember the South Padre Island (TX) Bridge collapse in 2001	bluestateguy	Aug-01-07 08:35 PM	#132
I Remember That!	PoconoPragmatist	Aug-01-07 10:18 PM	#227
Wikipedia on that bridge collapse	happyslug	Aug-01-07 10:54 PM	#252
Twins game, which was scheduled to be begin at 7:10 p.m. at the nearby Metrodome.	rodeodance	Aug-01-07 08:46 PM	#142
And they kept at it - after an annoucement on the PA	question everything	Aug-01-07 10:54 PM	#251
Most of my family and our friends also are in Twin Cities	Hardrada	Aug-01-07 08:46 PM	#144
5 blocks from my house, my wife and I drive on it about 4 times a day	Worst Username Ever	Aug-01-07 08:46 PM	#146
The arched bridge, which was built in 1967, rises about 64 feet above the river.	rodeodance	Aug-01-07 08:47 PM	#147
40 years is not that old for a bridge	goodhue	Aug-01-07 08:50 PM	#152
Info on the bridge	RamboLiberal	Aug-01-07 08:59 PM	#161
good info	goodhue	Aug-01-07 09:01 PM	#163
Very interesting. The pics reveal two possibilities....	Xithras	Aug-01-07 09:43 PM	#199
I also heard that lanes were closed for resurfacing.	MilesColtrane	Aug-02-07 01:06 AM	#288
Oddly, the last thing I heard on the local news at 6 before I turned the tube off	dflprincess	Aug-01-07 08:53 PM	#156
This may solve the Rail problem	happyslug	Aug-01-07 11:47 PM	#267
Oh, this is just FUCKING GREAT. A thunderstorm approaches twin cities...	MnFats	Aug-01-07 08:54 PM	#157
It went through here already. We are west and didn't get the worse of it. Mpls has the red part	kikiek	Aug-01-07 08:57 PM	#159
Prayers for all in MPLS	wellstone dem	Aug-01-07 08:55 PM	#158
Reminds me of the Sunshine Skyway....	PeterU	Aug-01-07 08:58 PM	#160
1-3 fatalities so far	goodhue	Aug-01-07 09:00 PM	#162
Yes, one of the local residents interviewed said that she could tell	Lydia Leftcoast	Aug-01-07 09:06 PM	#165
Personal safety no place to be found these days.	lonestarnot	Aug-01-07 09:08 PM	#167
Mpls Dilema: how to disperse 22,000 Minnesota Twins fans? in dome now...	MnFats	Aug-01-07 09:09 PM	#168
Wise thing would be to let them out in clusters; hope they have an evacuation plan...	Hekate	Aug-01-07 09:20 PM	#178
Collapsed onto "businesses under the freeway"	rainbow4321	Aug-01-07 09:11 PM	#170
not much in the way of buildings underneath bridge	goodhue	Aug-01-07 09:23 PM	#181
That's good	rainbow4321	Aug-01-07 09:39 PM	#192
There is a scenic pathway with shops/bars along the river (and UNder the bridge). I have	rodeodance	Aug-01-07 10:24 PM	#233
The shops & bars are all well north of the bridge.	goodhue	Aug-02-07 08:34 AM	#317
a couple industrial train cars were crushed	goodhue	Aug-02-07 08:39 AM	#318
I'm surprised	OlderButWiser	Aug-01-07 09:12 PM	#171
Link to more pictures	uppityperson	Aug-01-07 09:18 PM	#176
Fatigue Assessment of Deck Truss of Bridge 9340 TH I35W over the Mississippi River	ryanus	Aug-01-07 09:19 PM	#177
That was the 2001 report. There was a May 2006 one mentioned that is being reported	kikiek	Aug-01-07 09:38 PM	#191
Thunderstorms coming in now	Lurker No More	Aug-01-07 09:28 PM	#183
Well wishes to the people of Minneapolis and MN	wryter2000	Aug-01-07 09:29 PM	#184
Thank you so much	Lurker No More	Aug-01-07 09:36 PM	#190
I pray to my maker for all those poor people... I cannot even IMAGINE how terifying	themartyred	Aug-01-07 09:40 PM	#193
Rain has stopped	Lurker No More	Aug-01-07 09:40 PM	#194
Blessings and prayers for their spirits, family, and friends	Botany	Aug-01-07 09:42 PM	#197
KARE: Twenty-eight people injured thus far, six critically. One drowning victim.	Penndems	Aug-01-07 09:42 PM	#198
Sadly, those are only those recovered thus far.	Xithras	Aug-01-07 09:46 PM	#203
Deepest condolences to Minnesotans, particularly those who have suffered losses	Penndems	Aug-01-07 09:50 PM	#207
Most of the bridge fell straight down	pimpbot	Aug-01-07 09:52 PM	#210
Oh. My. God.	Odin2005	Aug-01-07 09:48 PM	#206
Christ, I Hope No One Got Seriously Hurt!!	PoconoPragmatist	Aug-01-07 09:52 PM	#209
6 people reported dead and 25 injured so far. Resue continues.	rodeodance	Aug-01-07 10:18 PM	#229
I went for walk along the path of the river (and locks) just a month ago. Hard to imagine	rodeodance	Aug-01-07 10:19 PM	#230
KARE: Go to the Holiday Inn Metro Seven Corners Ballroom if you need info on loved ones	Penndems	Aug-01-07 10:02 PM	#215
6 dead so far, 9:09 cdt press conference	Bluebear	Aug-01-07 10:09 PM	#221
I've driven that bridge many times	detroitsuperfly	Aug-01-07 10:18 PM	#228
Listen to this report from KSTP - beam cracking reported in 2006	RamboLiberal	Aug-01-07 10:30 PM	#234
Structural CRACKS? CRACKS IN BEAMS, This bridge should have been CLOSED.	happyslug	Aug-02-07 12:20 AM	#277
From what they read it was addressing 'Approach Spans'	loindelrio	Aug-02-07 12:48 AM	#279
This is so sad...	Rainscents	Aug-01-07 10:34 PM	#235
you can see the walkway and locks below the bridge on these pics:	rodeodance	Aug-01-07 10:43 PM	#244
I look forward to Bush's condolences	lebkuchen	Aug-02-07 01:07 AM	#289
My God what a tragedy	AllyCat	Aug-01-07 10:48 PM	#247
7 fatalities now reported via MSNBC. nt	coffeenap	Aug-01-07 10:59 PM	#254
dupity.	IamyourTVandIownyou	Aug-01-07 11:05 PM	#255
dupe	IamyourTVandIownyou	Aug-01-07 11:08 PM	#257
wiki I35W Bridge	IamyourTVandIownyou	Aug-01-07 11:10 PM	#258
I just saw the clip of Tim Pawlenty...	eauclaireliberal	Aug-01-07 11:19 PM	#260
The GOP is its own worst enemy.	lebkuchen	Aug-02-07 01:01 AM	#285
Inspection Reports from 2001 detailing fatigue cracking	RamboLiberal	Aug-01-07 11:27 PM	#261
Actually, that 2001 report stated that there was NOT any fatigue cracking at that point,	kath	Aug-01-07 11:34 PM	#263
The problem with fatigue cracking is that it can be very hard to detect	loindelrio	Aug-01-07 11:55 PM	#269
Slow Traffic Due To Construction Work	OrangeCountyDemocrat	Aug-01-07 11:28 PM	#262
7 confirmed dead up to 60 injured.	MNDEM2004	Aug-01-07 11:44 PM	#264
I don't know that they have determined that the...	adsosletter	Aug-02-07 01:45 AM	#301
Or it put a lot more cars on the bridge at the time	RamboLiberal	Aug-02-07 12:00 PM	#335
I wonder...	Unca Jim	Aug-01-07 11:45 PM	#265
Doubtful. Section loss due to corrosion would have been identified	loindelrio	Aug-02-07 12:12 AM	#274
20 minutes away	Randomthought	Aug-02-07 12:03 AM	#270
Wow	loindelrio	Aug-02-07 12:16 AM	#276
Y'know, my brother had just gotten back from a trip...	Snicker-snack	Aug-02-07 12:05 AM	#271
Glad to hear he's okay	northernsoul	Aug-02-07 12:09 AM	#273
Christ, I was just a few miles away.	Chichiri	Aug-02-07 12:15 AM	#275
I'm glad you're okay.	lebkuchen	Aug-02-07 12:52 AM	#280
Traffic goes between mpls and st paul over the river blending with traffic from outer metro areas	kikiek	Aug-02-07 08:54 AM	#324
Excerpt from Washington Post's coverage:	Penndems	Aug-02-07 12:39 AM	#278
"but it has many poor fatigue details on the main truss"	loindelrio	Aug-02-07 12:52 AM	#281
Didn't want to spend the $	lebkuchen	Aug-02-07 12:57 AM	#283
This is probably one of the most significant Civil Engineering events	loindelrio	Aug-02-07 01:05 AM	#287
There's no sense of management in this type of risk	lebkuchen	Aug-02-07 01:12 AM	#291
...	PoconoPragmatist	Aug-02-07 01:39 AM	#299
Clint Eastwood had a good response to this in "Play Misty for Me"	lebkuchen	Aug-02-07 02:04 AM	#303
ENGINEERS: U.S. INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS ESTIMATED AT $1.6 TRILLON	Duppers	Aug-02-07 06:54 AM	#313
Governor Pawlenty's priorities: Build new stadium first, worry about highway infrastructure second	Penndems	Aug-02-07 10:31 AM	#330
Wikipedia has him pegged as a VP runningmate w/McCain	lebkuchen	Aug-02-07 10:58 AM	#331
Tim Pawlenty would do well to start looking for a job in the private sector	Penndems	Aug-02-07 11:08 AM	#332
I have no doubt it will be covered up	dflprincess	Aug-02-07 01:37 PM	#349
There's certain to be a lot of speculation about what caused the bridge to collapse,	truthisfreedom	Aug-02-07 12:53 AM	#282
Where is the bridge?	lebkuchen	Aug-02-07 12:58 AM	#284
Brainerd is too far away to be directly affected	ButterflyBlood	Aug-02-07 01:56 AM	#302
Thanks for that input	lebkuchen	Aug-02-07 02:06 AM	#304
Where are you going?	ButterflyBlood	Aug-02-07 02:45 AM	#307
Flying into Minneapolis St. Paul and headed toward Brainerd	lebkuchen	Aug-02-07 02:56 AM	#308
PS	lebkuchen	Aug-02-07 03:12 AM	#309
If I were a conspiracy theorist I would begin to think that this would benefit...	MilesColtrane	Aug-02-07 01:21 AM	#292
Mary Peters took Norm Mineta's place as Sec. of Transportation July 2006	lebkuchen	Aug-02-07 01:29 AM	#295
Exactly.	PoconoPragmatist	Aug-02-07 01:43 AM	#300
well	lebkuchen	Aug-02-07 02:09 AM	#305
Bush needs do a flyover,make the peasants & peeons feel better	Algorem	Aug-02-07 07:44 AM	#315
Not exactly friendly territory	goodhue	Aug-02-07 08:43 AM	#320
According to CNN, Bush is making a statement at 11:00 ET	Penndems	Aug-02-07 10:24 AM	#329
Mrbush's statement......	uppityperson	Aug-02-07 12:28 PM	#340
20-30 people possibly still unaccounted for...	bicentennial_baby	Aug-02-07 08:43 AM	#319
I-35 Bridge Collapse Proves 4/29 Sabatage	AngryAmish	Aug-02-07 08:45 AM	#321
The fire started about 5 minutes after collapse according to eye witnesses	goodhue	Aug-02-07 08:47 AM	#323
Take off the tinfoil hat	RamboLiberal	Aug-02-07 12:45 PM	#344
No tinfoil hat needed	dflprincess	Aug-02-07 01:46 PM	#351
I-35W Video captures bridge collapse	jordi_fanclub	Aug-02-07 09:16 AM	#326
Thank you for the video. nt	zanne	Aug-02-07 10:21 AM	#328
Video was taken from S looking N, showing W side of bridge	minnesota_liberal	Aug-03-07 09:36 AM	#361
what's the deal with jackhammers said heard before collapse?	Algorem	Aug-02-07 11:57 AM	#334
I also heard reports they were pile-driving at the bridge	RamboLiberal	Aug-02-07 12:03 PM	#336
somebody better check all the old alkaida videos & make sure	Algorem	Aug-02-07 12:11 PM	#337
The pile-driving reports are from national media confusing projects	goodhue	Aug-02-07 12:22 PM	#339
Some speculate that the vibration from the work and a train that passed	mzmolly	Aug-02-07 01:29 PM	#347
They have been jackhamerring away at the bridge for 6-7 weeks.	goodhue	Aug-02-07 12:18 PM	#338
Tragic and shocking	LeftishBrit	Aug-02-07 12:48 PM	#345
It's amazing that more people weren't killed	slackmaster	Aug-02-07 01:29 PM	#346
About 30 are missing and many are still pinned under the wreckage. It may be	mzmolly	Aug-02-07 01:31 PM	#348
Our nation crumbles around us as we pump hundreds of billions into wars.	CANDO	Aug-02-07 03:55 PM	#354
It had a Federal structurally deficient rating - only rated 4 out of 9	BrightKnight	Aug-02-07 04:45 PM	#355
The sign..	noshenanigans	Aug-02-07 05:48 PM	#358

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