Minneapolis Bridge Collapse (2 Viewers)

[Bjerknes]

MINNEAPOLIS - A freeway bridge spanning the Mississippi River collapsed during evening rush hour Wednesday, sending many cars into the water.
ADVERTISEMENT

Tons of concrete collapsed and there were injuries, authorities said. Survivors were being carried up the riverbank.

Some people were stranded on parts of the bridge that weren't completely submerged.

The entire span of the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed about 6:05 p.m. where the freeway crosses the river near University Avenue in Minneapolis

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070801/ap_on_re_us/minnesota_bridge_collapse_2

_________________________

Unbelievable. Apparently there were cars packed bumper to bumper considering it was rush hour, 8 lanes total of traffic. This has to be a stretch of bridge of 2 football fields long.

 

Buy on AliExpress.com

[Bjerknes]

This picture doesn't tell half the story.

 

[Hambon]

Don't worry FOX will

 

[swag]

....And insert a few things inbetween that never really happened either.

 

[3pac]

I heard 7 of the 8 lanes were closed due to resurfacing...

 

[swag]

"Resurfacing". So that's what they call that.

 

[Lilith]

Omg that's horrid!

 

[Stu]

This picture doesn't tell half the story.

I found your selection of words to be humourous.

 

[K0STA]

I've crossed that bridge several times about 8-9 years ago I should consider myself as Lucky

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

I've crossed that bridge several times about 8-9 years ago I should consider myself as Lucky

consider yourself lucky if u passed that a few days ago!

 

[HelterSkelter]

How old was the bridge?And wasnt there a similar bridge collapse around 10 years ago too in the US?I cant recall the bridge's name,but i saw a documentary on it on the History Channel a couple of weeks back.

 

[Carlo D]

40 years, according to Sky News.

 

[Seven]

This picture doesn't tell half the story.

Everyone survived?

 

[Red]

Everyone survived?

4 confirmed dead. More expected.

 

[Seven]

I never understood the American obsession with cheap structures. You even see houses made of wood there FFS.

I just read the bridge was controlled last year. That's not good. Either they didn't do their job or the demands are ridiculously low. You can prevent this, you know.

 

[.zero]

what a tragedy...

capped off by seven's lucidly unbiased insight

but it could have been much worse IMO

 

[Seven]

what a tragedy...

capped off by seven's lucidly unbiased insight

but it could have been much worse IMO

Anyone responsible for this should be severely punished, that's all I'm saying.

 

[Chxta]

I hope the death toll doesn't rise further. This is tragic.

 

[.zero]

Anyone responsible for this should be severely punished, that's all I'm saying.

I'm not disagreeing with you. The sad part is that no one will be punished that is responsible. Only the victims families and tax payers of that state.

 

[swag]

I never understood the American obsession with cheap structures. You even see houses made of wood there FFS.

I don't follow. :confused2

Sure, we have plenty of trailer parks that love tornadoes. But are poverty and shantytowns the exclusive domain of the U.S.?

And wood houses are often more than just reasonable. They are sometimes very practical. Take where I live. Masonry buildings are often a death sentence in earthquake country.

Your standards seem a bit ethnocentric, IMO.