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Hates Everything
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35W Bridge just Collapsed
..............In both directions right by the U of M
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Reynolds number user
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed
woah
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Area code 166 represent
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed
Watching it right now. Unbelievible
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed
My mom went over that bridge twice today. She called me and was all upset and stuff. Lucky. That's all it was. Luck that she didn't fall like 100 feet.
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Area code 166 represent
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed
I'm getting ready to head down to Porkys as well with the Mazda group. Traffic is going ot suck with this and the Twins game. It's crazy!
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed
Thats pretty fucking wild... I'm watching it as well and its unbelievable that it just collapsed. Doesnt make sense on why it would just drop. Although it is 50 years old, I cant believe it just dropped.
Hope no one is underneath!
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cmspaz: Someone buys me a rubber fist, and I'll rock it on my hood.
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Where is my custom title?
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed
Holy shit!
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That's a bold strategy Cotton ... Let's see if it pays off for 'em!
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08-01-2007
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Where is my custom title?
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed
what time did it happen
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That's a bold strategy Cotton ... Let's see if it pays off for 'em!
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed
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Originally Posted by runninW.O.T.
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A little after 6pm
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cmspaz: Someone buys me a rubber fist, and I'll rock it on my hood.
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Is funding Exxon.
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed
That is crazy!! Wow, I am watching it live now and a car just exploded. Nuts!
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed
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.
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed
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Originally Posted by FattyBoomBatty
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.
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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.
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Mazda Bitch
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed
It's just sad that this had to happen. It's also scary how the rescue efforts will play out with it being in the evening hours & there's a storm on the way (headed in that direction from what I could tell).  |
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Resident Redneck
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed
Tragic.
My prayers go out to the families.
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed
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Originally Posted by Outlaw1
Tragic.
My prayers go out to the families.
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James Bond... James Bond
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed
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Tragic.
My prayers go out to the families.
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If you know Mary Clifford, Ph,.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice in St. Cloud State University. Then your well aware of who she is.
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed
The channel 5 lady was reading a report from the MNDOT that stated in May of 2006 there was reports of fatigue cracking on the large beams and supports under the cement structure that makes the bridge stable. An engineer basically stated this is probably one of the main reasons it is under construction currently.
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cmspaz: Someone buys me a rubber fist, and I'll rock it on my hood.
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed
yeah no one bother trying to make a cell call. I am on the other side of st. cloud and our network in jammed!
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That's a bold strategy Cotton ... Let's see if it pays off for 'em!
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Is funding Exxon.
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed
The rain just hit in Fridley and it is really hard, supposed to be pea sized hail too. Lots of lightning too.
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