Photo: #Pieces of the collapsed I-35W bridge are being laid out and studied at a site along the Mississippi River called the Bohemian Flats.
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Pieces of the collapsed I-35W bridge are being laid out and studied at a site along the Mississippi River called the Bohemian Flats. (MPR Photo/Jim Bickal)

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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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Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

Cause of the collapse

Broadcast: Midday, 01/16/2008, 11:00 a.m.

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As part of MPR's coverage of the I-35W bridge, Midday features a special report on the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation of the cause of the collapse.

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  • Roberto Ballarini: Professor and head of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Minnesota.

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