Bridge Collapse
Thanks to the Active Rain members who knew I was traveling last week and alerted me to the disaster at home. Much appreciated. It took a few hours to contact my family as the phone circuits were over loaded. It really is a site to behold and hard to beleive.
I had to go see the bridge collapse for myself yesterday. This is as close as I could get with a camera, but was able to see the entire bridge while I was driving across a nearby bridge. There are still 8 people missing.
There is a bridge that according to many that is in worse shape than the 35W bridge. The Lafayette bridge, which is 51 feet high and 3375 feet long. There are not enough structural supports on the bridge to keep it up if one of the supports goes down. There are bridges in need of repair through out the state and the country. Maybe this is our wake up call.
Here are some links to just some of the coverage by some of the great local Minnesota blogs:
35W bridge over the Mississippi River collapses in Minneapolis - the sky blue waters report
Minneapolis Bridge Collapse & Citizen Journalism - e-strategy.com's Internet Marketing Blog
35W Bridge collapse by Living in 55404
Posted Courtesy of The St. Paul Real Estate Blog
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