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  • Rwolf
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    I'm amazed how the cars held up at the bottom of the wreaks, I wonder if the acted as a safety capsule on the way down?

    Although I last heard there are reported 7 deceased.
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  • HonkyPunch
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    I had a friend who missed that by 7 minutes.
    His grandpa decided to pull off for gas. A roar, and screaming followed.
    The bridge was gone, and they were lucky enough not to be on it. I live about an hour from there
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  • Mark Dygert
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    Damn you flash galleries... DAMN YOU!!!

    sigh... printscreen, CTRL-V, printscreen, /shoot self
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  • Joshua Stubbles
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    I was worried when I tried calling my brother after this happened, as I couldn't get a hold of him. He ended up calling me back. Was lucky enough to have left the area sometime earlier.
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  • IronHawk
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    I take more pics this weekend once I can get close on bike. They have it all blocked off right now. Tried getting there this morning before work.


    Usually I take that bridge to work when I do actually drive. However with all the construction I haven't used it in a month.

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    I'm amazed how the cars held up at the bottom of the wreaks, I wonder if the acted as a safety capsule on the way down?

    Although I last heard there are reported 7 deceased.

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    Yes.

    Here are some interesting things I learned on my morning ride. My good friend is an engineer.

    He told me it was luckily a steel bridge. Since the structure actually folded in the way of house of cards would if you pushed the top layer from the to the side just a bit. Sure it drops fast but it doesn't disintegrate like concrete would. If it was concrete he doesn't think anyone would have lived.

    I also found out the bridge was one of the cheapest to build at the time for what was needed.

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  • ebagg
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    Thats a tragedy..it definitely makes me wonder about some of the raised roadways around here that are under constant scrutiny by both the government and the media. I hope this never happens to the viaduct or 520 bridge, because I'm sure the resulting casualties would be even higher.
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  • Eric Chadwick
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    Vig.

    http://www.startribune.com/10136/gallery/1338445.xml

    Save, add a <html> tag, open, then DownThemAll.
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