Photo: #Destroyed cars sit on the collapse I-35W bridge. A fund set up for victims of the collapse says more than 50 people have filed for compensation.
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Destroyed cars sit on the collapse I-35W bridge. A fund set up for victims of the collapse says more than 50 people have filed for compensation. (MPR Photo/Mark Zdechlik)

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

More than 50 bridge victims file for compensation

October 14, 2008

St. Paul, Minn. (AP) — More than 50 victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse have filed for compensation from the state, with more to come.

Attorney Susan Holden says claims have been arriving by the boxload. Holden heads a three-person panel administering the $36.6 million compensation fund.

Wednesday is the deadline for submitting claims.

Holden says she expects 140 to 150 claims. Hearings on some of the early claims have already started.

Each victim can get up to $400,000 for injuries, including pain and suffering. The panel also has $12.6 million to divide between those with bigger losses.

The panel has until the end of February to make offers to victims.

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