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 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. The calamity disrupted transportation, aimed a spotlight on public infrastructure, and evoked an outpouring of public response. |
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Transportation officials across the state say they work hard to ensure Minnesota bridges are safe. But some county engineers say the state is falling behind in repairing and replacing old bridges, many that date back to the 1930s.
(08/02/2007)
The four known victims of the I-35W bridge collapse have now been identified. Anxious families are waiting at a hotel in Minneapolis for word on their missing loved ones.
(08/02/2007)
Commuters are heading into their second day re-routed onto an emergency detour around the I-35W bridge that collapsed over the Mississippi River Wednesday.
(08/02/2007)
The investigation into the cause of Wednesday's bridge collapse is being handled by the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB is an independent federal agency that investigates civil aviation, railroad, highway and marine crashes and accidents. Agency officials say they have two important tools that will help expedite the investigation.
(08/02/2007)
A few facts about the Interstate 35W bridge that collapsed in downtown Minneapolis Wednesday.
(08/02/2007)
Minnesota officials were warned as early as
1990 that the bridge that collapsed into the Mississippi River was "structurally deficient," yet they relied on patchwork repairs and stepped-up inspections that unraveled amid a thunderous plunge of concrete and automobiles.
(08/02/2007)
Divers searched the Mississippi River Thursday for
bodies still trapped beneath the twisted debris of a collapsed
bridge, as finger-pointing began over a report two years
ago that found the bridge was "structurally deficient."
(08/02/2007)
U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., is chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He says he will introduce legislation to increase funding for Minnesota by $250 million under the federal Emergency Relief Program.
(08/02/2007)
Area hospitals may have seen the last of the injured survivors. Rescue teams said most of the injured were brought in within an hour of the collapse. Dozens of worried relatives are searching for the missing.
(08/02/2007)
Quick response by fire and police crews, and passersby, helped keep the death toll down. For many, their safety was a matter of luck.
(08/02/2007)
One of the most horrifying images from the bridge collapse may have been the sight of a yellow school bus stranded on a section of the bridge. Dozens of Minneapolis school children were returning from a field trip when the bridge fell.
(08/02/2007)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty says two state inspections in the past two years found no structural problems with the bridge that collapsed.
(08/02/2007)
Search-and-rescue units from across the metro area reacted swiftly to the scene. They provided fire, paramedic and water rescue to help with the scene.
(08/02/2007)
The morning after an interstate bridge
collapsed into the Mississippi River, authorities lowered the
number of confirmed fatalities to four, but said they expect the
number to change throughout the day.
(08/02/2007)
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