Photo: #Unidentified woman watches the cleanup of the 35W bridge collapse.
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Unidentified woman watches the cleanup of the 35W bridge collapse. (Courtesy of Eric Brandt)

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Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

The I-35W bridge over the Mississippi in Minneapolis collapsed during rush hour on August 1, 2007, plunging dozens of cars and their occupants into the river.

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Historians ponder how to document the bridge collapse


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One part of the 35W bridge collapse story that is quietly proceeding is how to best chronicle, and remember, this event. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Matt Anderson, a curator with the Minnesota Historical Society.

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