35W Bridge just Collapsed

[jhaan_dude]

my best friends step dad was working with the construction crew on that bridge, still havent heard from him but most likely hes ok. my prayers also go out to all the families that were in that accident. :(

[EclipseGST]

Looks like the rain went north and will not hit. Hopefully they will get everyone rescued shortly!

[A//// Guy]

Im amazed. My mom called me while I was driving from minneapolis to brooklyn park and I took 94w but she was freaking out and I didnt know what was going on.. pretty scary.

[95talonracer]

I can't beleive what has happened. Not only will it hold up traffic from the bridge but also river traffic as well as the train tracks are blocked as well.

[Black97civic]

Yeah, I was coming up on 8th ave (maybe 8th street) but anyway, like 2 exits from the bridge when it happened, traffic just stopped all of the sudden.

I was doing a dealer trade at a car dealership on hwy 36, and had crossed the bridge around 5 pm, and got held up at the dealership while they tried to find the second set of keys to the car I was picking up, and since that took so long, I missed the collapse by a few minutes.

[EclipseGST]

Death toll up to 6!

People injured: 36

Makes you think a little next time you go over a bridge.

[gstjoker]

My thoughts and prayers goes out to all the people who were there.

[munchgsx]

They were doing construction on it. I bet there was some big vibration or somebody layed some concrete and it shrunk or expanded with the heat/cold/whatever and broke some of the metal. It has to be due to the contruction, there is nothing else that would cause it to fail.

You use whats called a slip form on a bridge which means the concrete isn't attached to the bridge itself. If it was it would tear it appart with a Minnesota winter. I think it was an outfit out of St. Micheal that was doing to construction. They might has well figure on hanging it up. This really sucks I feel for all of them.

[At-Least-It's-An-Evo]

Yea, wierd. I was driving to Burnsville to Blaine at 6:00 and was at 35W and 280... then decided to take 280 instead of 35W because of the possibility of traffic. The Evo could've been totalled, ugh... =) It would've been the right time and place to happen. Someone's trying to keep me alive...

[92EvilTalon]

I just heard about this like an hour and a half. Still can not get a hold of my mom or dad. Hope they are fine and prayers go out to the family's too.