MN Bridge Collapse
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- jaylarson
Y'all Minnesotan's okay?
http://www.startribune.com/462/s…
Traffic'll sure suck for the next couple of months. kinda like sanfran.
- Crouwel0
another. in less than a month or two?
- mrdobolina0
holy shit.
- mrdobolina0
there must be traffic cam video of this. They will be showing that footage in civil engineering classes forever.
Crazy disaster, no deaths reported yet? cross your fingers.
- Crouwel0
you'd only need the cam if it's been recording for years, to see the engineering issue. i rather think management issue. mismanagement.
thank god it's not so bad here. up till now. *knocks wood
recently they closed a major bridge here though, for all the heavy traffic, trucks, busses. some companies are trying to claim millions in damages for being obliged to make a detour now. yet, rather that than the lives of some people.
terrible.
- jaylarson0
for the last month or two they have been doing surface repair on this interstate. this bridge is probably the most frequently traveled in the twin cities (minneapolis/st paul for those not familiar). traffic was at 10-20 mph, which i guess is a good thing. rush hour. yeesh. gotta go call people. later.
- BonSeff0
fucka I-35
damn they are talking about jackhammer noise before the collapse
man, sounds horrific
60ft drop
- fortified0
dooo dooo dooo, I'm just driving home from wor-SPLASH!
that is some bullshit, hope those folks are ok.
- a_iver0
Wow, it's insane. I'm alright.. we still got to hear from lvl13, and kyle fletcher, i'm not sure who else... roll call..
Anyways they say that they were doing just maintenance, with no changes in construction. The U of M did a survey of it in 2001 saying everything looks totally normal.. there was a schoolbus involved in the accident, but no major injuries to any of the kids, they all escaped.. about 20 people recorded as injured and I think 6 dead, but they're just about positive there's more...
scary.. and now there's a lightning storm on the way...
- a_iver0
they say a guy was looking in the rear view and saw the cars behind him drop out of sight.. he stepped on the gas and made it across the bridge safely. crazy...
only 1 confirmed dead, sorry
- jaylarson0
there is also jpea and seanbot, if he still frequents this place. there are a few others that i either forgot their names or are lurkers.
it'll be good to know who else is here on nt. yeesh.
- Point50
this is horrible... I'm always paranoid when I cross large bridges like this, I always think "what if..."
- lvl_130
fucking insane!!!
i was at the gym when like 25 people all started crowding around the television. i ran over and saw that sight. nuts!
we left and headed over to the stone arch to get a better look...didn't have my camera...but didn't matter. i felt fucking useless. there were thousands of people around, and a ton of emergency vehicles, hovercrafts, boats, choppers, and cars just dangling...man, i just got home and they said that there are 3 confirmed dead, but they have no idea how many cars are in the water, or covered in rubble. i hope that there are no more deaths. i hope everyone i know and work with were not on that bridge!
- lvl_130
at least 6 dead and most likely going to be more :(
- jaylarson0
ugly. good to hear you are alright.
- lvl_130
you too. and yeah, it's crazy. i've sent/recieved about 20 text messages.
- jaylarson0
i bet. sounds like you are much more in the thick of it. i'm in a NE suburb and take 35E religiously. traffic will be interesting in the next year for sure. maybe this'll help the push for more trains.
good night and good luck.
- lvl_130
7 dead now. and if you are watching local television, we fucking KNOW it wasn't a terrorist attack!!!
for fuck sake! it's a terrible incident...but please stop fucking mentioning some sort of 'terrorist activity'!
is every fucking channel owned by rupert murdock? seriously, as much as the media wants to continuously point out the obvious, we are not morons. we understand that a tragedy does not automatically equal a terrorist act.
fuck off! people are dead. and a lot more are hurt. there is no need for all the other misinformation.
i'm going to bed and sorry for the rant. hope the rest of the mpls nt crew is safe, as well as their family...as well as everyone else here really.
- mg330
I'm with you on that lvl_13.
That's all the news here in Chicago has said - about it not being a terrorist attack.