I-35W Bridge collapses into Mississippi River in Minneapolis
Google Earth View of I-35W Bridge over Mississippi River:
Interstate 35W Bridge over Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed this evening. Click here for Bridge Specs.From local KARE 11 TV station in Minneapolis
The entire span of the 35W Bridge collapsed about 6:05 p.m. where the freeway crosses the river near University Avenue. Traffic in both directions was affected.Google Maps View of the Bridge location in Minneapolis.
There about 100,000 cars a day traveling over this bridge according to MnDOT and it is believed there were at least 50 cars on the bridge when it collapsed.
Labels: Current_News, Google_Earth, GoogleMaps_2007_July_Aug
posted by Virender Ajmani @ 11:30 AM
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A vendor at my boyfriend's grocery store told him that he was on the bridge 3 hours before it collapsed. He said he noticed the bridge was dipping in a certain place and reported it to the authorities. Apparently no one checked it out. Sucks.
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