Bridge collapse in Minneapolis

sulawesigirl4 · 08-01-2007, 07:49 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070802/...ridge_collapse

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MINNEAPOLIS - The entire span of an interstate bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed during evening rush hour Wednesday, sending vehicles, tons of concrete and twisted metal crashing into the water.

The Interstate 35W bridge, which spans between Minneapolis and St. Paul, was under construction when it broke into several huge sections.

It was not clear how many people were injured. A burning truck and a school bus clung to one slanted slab, while at least eight cars and a truck were submerged in the river.

The bus had just crossed the bridge before it crumpled into pieces, and broadcast reports indicated the children on the bus exited out the back door.

Dozens of vehicles were scattered and stacked on top of each other amid the rubble. Some people were stranded on parts of the bridge that aren't completely in the water.

Local television stations captured video of injured people being carried up the riverbank. There was no official word on injuries, but dozens of rescue vehicles were there. Divers were also in the water.

I used to drive over this thing all the time. My brother lives very close to it, and I haven't been able to get ahold of him yet.

DrTeeth · 08-01-2007, 07:51 PM

That's horrible, but I'm sure everything's alright with your brother

indra · 08-01-2007, 07:56 PM

Oh my, that's awful. I hope your brother is ok Sula.

rushu2 · 08-01-2007, 08:00 PM

I am super sad about the bridge collapse. I live over by here and my husband was going to go to the ball game tonight and decided not to at the last minute. He would have taken the 35 bridge crossing over the mississippi at about the time it collapsed. Now, during the rescue effort we are about to get severe thunderstorms. I can hear it rumbling. Is there any thing to the fact that hurrican Katrina hit on the very southern tip of the M. river and now the north?

unico · 08-01-2007, 08:13 PM

oh my god, i just saw a "breaking news" thingy when i walked past my dad watching the tv.

this is terrible. i hope that they can save everyone. i dunno if you're still online, sula, so i'm gonna text you.

Butterscotch · 08-01-2007, 08:22 PM

This is devastating

And this morning a greyhound bus turned over in NC. It's not safe to travel anymore.

You never know when you're going to be riding along, and plop. This happened in Arkansas a few years ago too. Our 50 year old infrastructure is crumbling and we haven't got enough money to fix it thanks to Iraq

I hope everyone everybody knows is okay

and people on this forum who live there I know there are a few.

U2Fanatic4ever · 08-01-2007, 08:29 PM

my heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to everyone there. Sula I hope you hear from your brother...

this is just awful...

Butterscotch · 08-01-2007, 08:33 PM

That's terrible

Can you give us some updates? I'm not getting much from CNN.

I can imagine the whole city must be paralyzed.

rushu2 · 08-01-2007, 08:49 PM

they are saying that there are at least 50 cars underwater. Its starting to get dark. I just can't believe something like this would happen up here. Its a major interstate-it just collapsed!! We have too much waterway and not enough bridges up here!

phillyfan26 · 08-01-2007, 08:50 PM

http://forum.interference.com/t178674.html

There's discussion on the incident already here.

onebloodonelife · 08-01-2007, 08:51 PM

I just saw this...the bridge is literally 5 blocks or less from the dorm I'm going to be living at in a month.

Sula, I hope your brother is okay

corianderstem · 08-01-2007, 08:56 PM

Yeah, this is just horrifying.

I have random thoughts about things like this when I drive on the bridges around Seattle, particularly the Alaskan Way viaduct, which is just a honkin' structure of concrete doomed to collapse if and when the Big One hits.

rushu2 · 08-01-2007, 09:03 PM

Thanks!

Diane L · 08-01-2007, 09:15 PM

Sula, I hope your brother is alright.

Has anyone heard from arw/Pop Bono (Amanda)?

rushu2 · 08-01-2007, 09:39 PM

I really cannot emphasize how horrible this is. The footage reminds me of a low grade Katrina. I mean, this is a city that seems to take care of their infrastructure. And on the Miss. R. what is going on? It really bothers me!!!

zonelistener · 08-01-2007, 09:43 PM

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Originally posted by Diane L
Sula, I hope your brother is alright.

Has anyone heard from arw/Pop Bono (Amanda)?

I am not sure if her daily path would take her near this bridge (knowing where she live and where her school is, etc.).

Six deaths so far.

I have driven this bridge hundreds of times when I lived in the area. I used to park under this bridge when I went to Vikings games. It just blows my mind.

Hoping all friends and family are ok!

Lila64 · 08-01-2007, 09:47 PM

Thoughts and prayers :Pray:

sulawesigirl4 · 08-01-2007, 09:54 PM

Just got a call from my brother. He's fine, thankfully. He'd been on the bridge just a few hours before the incident. Thank you all for your kind thoughts.

Like zoney, this really just blows my mind. When I lived in the Cities, I used to cross this bridge all the time; it's a MAJOR artery. I can't even imagine how this will affect day-to-day life in the city...traffic is going to be unbelievable. It just seems so bizarre that such a big structure like that would topple into the river.

phillyfan26 · 08-01-2007, 09:56 PM

Good to hear.

Hopefully there aren't any more dead than the six already...

Butterscotch · 08-01-2007, 10:00 PM

Glad he's okay!

This reminds me of "Mothman Prophecies" which was a fictionalized account of the actual collapse of the Silver Bridge over the Ohio River. I hope there aren't people under water that no one sees like in that story. I's scary to think this could happen to any bridge at any time. What an unimaginable tragedy

08-01-2007, 07:51 PM	#2
DrTeeth Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Q continuum Posts: 4,770 Local Time: 07:15 PM	That's horrible, but I'm sure everything's alright with your brother __________________

08-01-2007, 08:00 PM	#4
rushu2 The Fly Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 99 Local Time: 01:15 PM	North and South all along the River I am super sad about the bridge collapse. I live over by here and my husband was going to go to the ball game tonight and decided not to at the last minute. He would have taken the 35 bridge crossing over the mississippi at about the time it collapsed. Now, during the rescue effort we are about to get severe thunderstorms. I can hear it rumbling. Is there any thing to the fact that hurrican Katrina hit on the very southern tip of the M. river and now the north?

08-01-2007, 09:54 PM	#18
sulawesigirl4 Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Virginia Posts: 7,415 Local Time: 01:15 PM	Just got a call from my brother. He's fine, thankfully. He'd been on the bridge just a few hours before the incident. Thank you all for your kind thoughts. Like zoney, this really just blows my mind. When I lived in the Cities, I used to cross this bridge all the time; it's a MAJOR artery. I can't even imagine how this will affect day-to-day life in the city...traffic is going to be unbelievable. It just seems so bizarre that such a big structure like that would topple into the river. __________________ "I can't change the world, but I can change the world in me." - Bono

08-01-2007, 10:00 PM	#20
Butterscotch War Child Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 716 Local Time: 06:15 PM	Glad he's okay! This reminds me of "Mothman Prophecies" which was a fictionalized account of the actual collapse of the Silver Bridge over the Ohio River. I hope there aren't people under water that no one sees like in that story. I's scary to think this could happen to any bridge at any time. What an unimaginable tragedy __________________

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08-01-2007, 07:56 PM	#3
indra ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 12,689 Local Time: 02:15 PM	Oh my, that's awful. I hope your brother is ok Sula.

08-01-2007, 08:13 PM	#5
unico Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rage Ave. Posts: 18,749 Local Time: 01:15 PM	oh my god, i just saw a "breaking news" thingy when i walked past my dad watching the tv. this is terrible. i hope that they can save everyone. i dunno if you're still online, sula, so i'm gonna text you.

08-01-2007, 08:22 PM	#6
Butterscotch War Child Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 716 Local Time: 06:15 PM	This is devastating And this morning a greyhound bus turned over in NC. It's not safe to travel anymore. You never know when you're going to be riding along, and plop. This happened in Arkansas a few years ago too. Our 50 year old infrastructure is crumbling and we haven't got enough money to fix it thanks to Iraq I hope everyone everybody knows is okay and people on this forum who live there I know there are a few.

08-01-2007, 08:29 PM	#7
U2Fanatic4ever Blue Crack Addict Join Date: May 2001 Location: nowhere..........man Posts: 20,254 Local Time: 02:15 PM	my heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to everyone there. Sula I hope you hear from your brother... this is just awful...

08-01-2007, 08:33 PM	#8
Butterscotch War Child Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 716 Local Time: 06:15 PM	That's terrible Can you give us some updates? I'm not getting much from CNN. I can imagine the whole city must be paralyzed.

08-01-2007, 08:49 PM	#9
rushu2 The Fly Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 99 Local Time: 01:15 PM	they are saying that there are at least 50 cars underwater. Its starting to get dark. I just can't believe something like this would happen up here. Its a major interstate-it just collapsed!! We have too much waterway and not enough bridges up here!

08-01-2007, 08:50 PM	#10
phillyfan26 Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 30,343 Local Time: 01:15 PM	http://forum.interference.com/t178674.html There's discussion on the incident already here.

08-01-2007, 08:51 PM	#11
onebloodonelife Blue Crack Addict Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 15,106 Local Time: 01:15 PM	I just saw this...the bridge is literally 5 blocks or less from the dorm I'm going to be living at in a month. Sula, I hope your brother is okay

08-01-2007, 08:56 PM	#12
corianderstem Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 64,498 Local Time: 11:15 AM	Yeah, this is just horrifying. I have random thoughts about things like this when I drive on the bridges around Seattle, particularly the Alaskan Way viaduct, which is just a honkin' structure of concrete doomed to collapse if and when the Big One hits.

08-01-2007, 09:03 PM	#13
rushu2 The Fly Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 99 Local Time: 01:15 PM	Thanks!

08-01-2007, 09:15 PM	#14
Diane L Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Freaked out in a Moonage Daydream, oh yeah! Posts: 8,864 Local Time: 02:15 PM	Sula, I hope your brother is alright. Has anyone heard from arw/Pop Bono (Amanda)?

08-01-2007, 09:39 PM	#15
rushu2 The Fly Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 99 Local Time: 01:15 PM	I really cannot emphasize how horrible this is. The footage reminds me of a low grade Katrina. I mean, this is a city that seems to take care of their infrastructure. And on the Miss. R. what is going on? It really bothers me!!!

08-01-2007, 09:47 PM	#17
Lila64 Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ♥Set List Lane♥ Posts: 52,894 Local Time: 11:15 AM	Thoughts and prayers :Pray:

08-01-2007, 09:56 PM	#19
phillyfan26 Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 30,343 Local Time: 01:15 PM	Good to hear. Hopefully there aren't any more dead than the six already...