Bridge falls into Mississippi River

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Aug 2, 2007 | 01:51 AM

#21

bnuk

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they said some lanes were closed due to the contruction, I wonder if the uneven load might have set it off.

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Originally Posted by darkstarr

Ive had MSNBC on for the past 7 hours or so listening to the developements. Crazy stuff..

wtf, do you sleep?

Aug 2, 2007 | 01:58 AM

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DarkStarr

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From: Pittsburgh, PA

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Originally Posted by bnuk

wtf, do you sleep?

See my most recent thread.

Aug 2, 2007 | 03:15 AM

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bnuk

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right. still gotta get some sleepy time in though...

Aug 2, 2007 | 03:41 AM

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98CoupeV6

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Originally Posted by darkstarr

Ive had MSNBC on for the past 7 hours

:hsugh: I'm sorry.

Aug 2, 2007 | 05:12 AM

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silvic00

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video of bridge collapse

http://us.video.aol.com/player/launc...o_408x406_snag

Aug 2, 2007 | 05:49 AM

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PacificDude

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Originally Posted by silvic00

video of bridge collapse

http://us.video.aol.com/player/launc...o_408x406_snag

Wow...

Made with Titanic steel? :run:

Aug 2, 2007 | 05:58 AM

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Tark

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Originally Posted by Schwa

Could be poor maintenance though, not the civil engineer who designed it. Something similar happened in Montreal up here but on a smaller scale, and it was because of poor upkeep.

It said it was under construction so maybe they took something apart which affected its structural integrity?

RIP to those who died though.

in montreal it was a over pass but yes poor upkeep was the reason.

i think we (both canada and USA) will see alot more of these things happen. the roads are getting old and budget retraint make it difficult to maintain the 50 year old bridges.

BTW how old was this bridge?