Bridge 9340

It has been a week since the 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis. I am still amazed at the low death count (5 confirmed, 8 missing, assumed dead), since it could have been so much worse. The stories of the survivors is also incredible. For me, it is more difficult to look at pictures from the scene now, then it was when it first happened. Tim, a local photographer and Civil Engineer, has an incredible website documenting the scene. Here is a report from 2001 about the bridge.

I am fortunate in that my work and home are far enough away, that I am not affected directly by the bridge collapse and the traffic delays that come with it. I didn't know anyone who was killed or injured. However, it happened to my town, in my state. It is something that we will live with for many years to come. Like 9/11 and the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia, it will be a question asked for many generations. Where were you when..

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