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Old 08-01-2007   #21
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed

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.
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Old 08-01-2007   #22
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed

Looks like the rain went north and will not hit. Hopefully they will get everyone rescued shortly!
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Old 08-01-2007   #23
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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.
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Old 08-01-2007   #24
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed

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.
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Old 08-01-2007   #25
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed

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.
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Old 08-01-2007   #26
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed

Death toll up to 6!

People injured: 36

Makes you think a little next time you go over a bridge.
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed

My thoughts and prayers goes out to all the people who were there.
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Old 08-01-2007   #28
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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.
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Old 08-01-2007   #29
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed

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...
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed

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.
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Just got back from downtown, hughes and I took our ladies to dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory. Cops and Ambulances everywhere! We drove over semi near the scene but it was just a total mess so we got the hell out of there.
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Old 08-01-2007   #32
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed

I was sitting at TGIFriday's in Roseville waiting for a friend and others to show up for his birthday when a lady at the bar shouted "The 35W bridge just collapsed!" The bartender turned the channel on the TVs to the local stations and everyone in the place was plastered to them for the next couple of hours. I work off of 280 and Territorial, I can only imagine what traffic is going to be like now.
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Old 08-01-2007   #33
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I cant believe it. This is something out of a movie, these things just dont ever happen. Two of my best friends were on the brigde about 45 mins before it happened...thats a very creepy feeling!
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed

It's crazy. Just an earie feeling. My mom called me tonight while I was at Porkys, and I answerd the phone with "no mom, I wasn't on the bridge". I guess our family in IA had been calling around trying to get ahold fo the 3 cousins that live in the cities just in case.

One thing it's nice to see is the people living in the apartments nearby who got down to help before anyone else.

I'm going to be gluded to the tv for the enxt day or two.
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Re: 35W Bridge just Collapsed

What I'm thinking is there was a jackhammer going and it caused a resonance and the prior stress cracks gave out completely.
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Just got back from downtown, hughes and I took our ladies to dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory. Cops and Ambulances everywhere! We drove over semi near the scene but it was just a total mess so we got the hell out of there.
Yeah that was nuts, we were getting pissed b/c of the traffic and all the cops since we didn't have a clue what was going on at first!
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What I'm thinking is there was a jackhammer going and it caused a resonance and the prior stress cracks gave out completely.



Why dont we just wait til we know the real truth.
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I live in NE mpls so like that other half of minneapolis did I went down there to check it out, you coulnt get too close on any main road or side street for that matter, so we took to the woods, brought a camera and got some cool pics. This shits crazy I was there and I still dont really believe 35w is gone, traffic was bad before but its gonna be hell for the next year.
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wow, I can't believe this... is everyone OK??? I was watching the news... its crazy to see the pictures though, they are asking for more one the national news from people in the area...

WOW... I hope everyone here and their families are ok, My heart and prayers go out to everyone involved though.

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