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The I-35W Mississippi River bridge (officially known as Bridge 9340) was an eight-lane, steel truss arch bridge that carried Interstate 35W across the Mississippi River one-half mile (875 m) downstream from the Saint Anthony Falls in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
Jul 30, 2017 · A bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis fell in 2007, killing 13 and injuring 145. Learn about the design defect, the improvements in bridge safety and inspection, and how Minnesota remembers the tragedy.
Aug 1, 2007 · Collapse of I-35W Highway Bridge. What Happened. About 6:05 p.m. central daylight time on Wednesday, August 1, 2007, the eight-lane, 1,907-foot-long I‑35W highway bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, experienced a catastrophic failure in the main span of the deck truss.
Aug 2, 2007 · The eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge was Minnesota’s busiest bridge, carrying 141,000 vehicles a day. It was in the midst of mostly repaving repairs when it buckled during the evening rush...
Aug 1, 2017 · Ten years ago, the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis collapsed, sending cars, trucks and even a school bus that were crawling over it in...
- David Schaper
Aug 1, 2007 · The I-35W Mississippi River Bridge (officially named “Bridge 9340”) was designed by Sverdrup & Parcel and opened to traffic in 1967. It carried Interstate 35W over the Saint Anthony Falls of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1,907-foot-long I-35W highway bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, experienced a catastrophic failure in the main span of the deck truss. As a result, 1,000 feet of the deck truss collapsed,
