35W Bridge just Collapsed

[Halon]

Originally Posted by niterydr

I wish all the sideline engineers and theorists would shut the fuck up

x2

And one of my Japanese friends in Okinawa just wrote me an email asking if I was ok. Apparently the whole world knows about our bridge now.

[scheides]

Here's a very very very very good page filled with info about this whole thing:

http://pages.e-democracy.org/35W

[tpunx99GSX]

It looks like from the video of this, the side that the train was moving under was the first side to go, the vibrations from the train moving could have resonated the bridge enough to stress the weakest points of the bridge.
mythbusters did a story about the resonate frequency of structures. They used a vibration exciter to bring down a building by using it at the resonate frequency of the structure. My theory is that the train just happened to resonate the bridge at its frequency.
Either way my thoughts and prayers to the familys of the people who are still missing.

[MATCHBX]

CNN.com actually has the security cam footage of the bridge falling. Pretty eerey stuff. One of our friends was driving under the bridge about 30 minutes before it fell and said that he had dodge chunks of cement that were on the ground. Hopefully they find the last worker alive. The company that was working on it is one of my customers and one of my co-workers is friends with one of the workers. We still hold out hope that there will be good news coming out of it.

[scheides]

Originally Posted by MATCHBX

One of our friends was driving under the bridge about 30 minutes before it fell and said that he had dodge chunks of cement that were on the ground.

This person should contact the authorities, that is really messed up. I can't believe it was falling apart and no one noticed/said anything.

[A//// Guy]

Yea its top story on pretty much every news page. Its interesting to see that people getting blown up in iraq doesnt get much attention anymore.

I still think the whole thing is so surreal.

[DoughtCom]

Originally Posted by M/// Guy

Yea its top story on pretty much every news page. Its interesting to see that people getting blown up in iraq doesnt get much attention anymore.

I still think the whole thing is so surreal.

EXACTLY dude.... exactly =(

[runninW.O.T.]

This is fucking great. I just found out that a bridge that I cross like 20 - 30 times a week in my work truck is in the same shape. Fucking HWY 23 bridge in downtown St. Cloud.

[Goat Blower]

Originally Posted by runninW.O.T.

This is fucking great. I just found out that a bridge that I cross like 20 - 30 times a week in my work truck is in the same shape. Fucking HWY 23 bridge in downtown St. Cloud.

Yeah, but does your bridge have 100 cars sitting on it almost motionless for an hour at a time? I doubt if any others will collapse for decades, I think this was a very isolated incident.

[runninW.O.T.]

Still makes you wonder. And not for hrs at a time but a half hr easy.

[runninW.O.T.]

Originally Posted by runninW.O.T.

Still makes you wonder. And not for hrs at a time but a half hr easy.

Same design similar condtion, yeah not quite as far.

[JamieSophia14]

my thoughts and prayers go out to all of you. I saw this and immadietly thought of you guys, I hope everyones ok.

[1QUICK4]

Just found out a close friend of mine was working on the resurfacing of the bridge when it fell. He was on one of the wheelbarrow buggies when it collapsed and was bounced up in the air and fell 60ft to the river. He was picked up by a boat quickly after hitting the water and made it through the ordeal with minor injuries.

His buddy was not so lucky. Jolly as they call him was in a Bobcat when it collapsed and is the only worker that is MIA. From what Jeff (my buddy) tells me he watched him slide off followed by a large slab which fell pretty much right on top of where he fell.

[runninW.O.T.]

Originally Posted by 1QUICK4

Just found out a close friend of mine was working on the resurfacing of the bridge when it fell. He was on one of the wheelbarrow buggies when it collapsed and was bounced up in the air and fell 60ft to the river. He was picked up by a boat quickly after hitting the water and made it through the ordeal with minor injuries.

His buddy was not so lucky. Jolly as they call him was in a Bobcat when it collapsed and is the only worker that is MIA. From what Jeff (my buddy) tells me he watched him slide off followed by a large slab which fell pretty much right on top of where he fell.

Wow that sucks. Shit like that makes all of our little day to day problems absolutely insignificiant!!

[AJ]

Damn, that sucks. Not much can be said to make things feel better. We cna only hope that those who are found that didn't make it passed quickly and in no pain. We just need to hope they find more alive though.

[A//// Guy]

Wow, yea I dont know anyone that was impacted from it first hand. Brian, that is hard to hear, hope closure comes soon for those families still waiting to hear anything.

[1QUICK4]

The scary thing is his uncle was doing electrical work under the bridge with a crew but they quit working at 3pm that day.

[HKSenilyks]

Did anyone here George doublya is coming to town tomorrow, mpls is going to be covered in feds, bullshit!

[AJ]

Yeah, I'm not going anywhere near the city.

[Enes]

A friend of mine was one of the survivors as well, i didn't know until yesterday...

http://wcco.com/video/?id=29765@wcco.dayport.com


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