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The collapse was completely unexpected. 13 people died. Several people were rescued from the river, including Lindsay Walz. Lindsay was in her car, on her way home from work.
On the 15 anniversary of the I-35 bridge collapse over the Mississippi River, Caroline Cummings at WCCO interviews MnDOT bridge engineer Ed Lutgen on the current state of bridges in Minnesota: ...
15 years ago, the nation watched in horror as news of the I-35 bridge collapse in Minnesota began filtering out. In that fateful rush hour, 13 people lost their lives. 145 more were injured.
In the days following the collapse, Pawlenty warns against a rush to judgment about the cause of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse, after a misprioritization of earmarks is proposed. Aug. 6, 2007 ...
The Texas Department of Transportation has closed down multiple lanes of traffic on I-35 in San Antonio after an overhead bridge collapsed on August 9, 2023.
There are striking similarities between the Aug. 1, 2007, collapse of the Interstate 35 bridge in Minnesota and the March 26, 2024, collapse of the Key Bridge carrying Interstate 695 in Baltimore ...
SAN ANTONIO – An overhead bridge sign collapsed on the northbound lanes of Interstate 35 on Wednesday morning on the city’s Northeast Side. According to a Texas Department of Transportation ...
Aug. 3, 2007 — -- Government agencies and private building contractors could face lawsuits over the collapse of the Interstate 35-W bridge in Minneapolis, lawyers told ABC News, though a dean ...
The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse Tuesday brought memories flooding back for former Minneapolis and Baltimore Fire Chief Jim Clack.. He was at the helm in Minneapolis when the I-35 bridge ...
KDOT announced that it will reduce traffic on the Gardner Road Bridge over I-35 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, to prepare for bridge deck repairs that will be completed later in the week.
Maryland should learn from Minnesota's best practices in rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The MnDOT bridge was completed under budget and in only 13 months.