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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-01-07 10:41 PM
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ABC photos of bridge collapse in Minneapolis.
http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/popup?id=3438665
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BeHereNow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-01-07 10:44 PM
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1. Good lord...
Edited on Wed Aug-01-07 10:45 PM by BeHereNow
What a terrifying experience for the poor people on
the bridge when it collapsed.
BHN
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and-justice-for-all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-01-07 10:46 PM
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2. Wow! Looks like something that would happen due to
..an earthquake.

Human engineering is not without its flaws. I am curious what exactly caused the collapse and whom constructed the bridge; PARSONS tends to get a lot of such jobs.
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skids Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-01-07 10:53 PM
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4. My money is on...

...either neglect in upkeep (due to either corruption or asshat politicians slashing funding) or fauly initial construction (due either to corruption or, somehow asshat politicians.)

Time will tell.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-02-07 12:30 AM
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8. Neglect in upkeep is probably the case.
I never really liked going across that bridge when I lived in the Cities. It never really looked all that stable.
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Bombero1956 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-01-07 10:52 PM
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3. that person driving the little white car in the 9th picture
was damned lucky. I know I'd be looking for a new pair of shorts if that were me.
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live love laugh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-02-07 12:26 AM
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6. Gives new meaning to "There but for the Grace of God go I" doesn't it? WOW n/t
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Gregorian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-01-07 11:32 PM
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5. That is massive.
It's going to be a highly sophisticated effort to untangle that. Anyone who has operated a crane knows how slow and careful that kind of operation is.

I can't imagine how much time and cost it's going to involve.

Thank goodness more people didn't suffer in that.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-02-07 12:27 AM
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7. cute 404
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-02-07 12:32 AM
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9. I got a 404 as well.
This site has both video and a slideshow: http://wcco.com/

WCCO is the CBS affiliate in the Twin Cities (and a fairly decent news organization).
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-02-07 12:34 AM
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10. Boy I wonder if they decided to clean up their act this fast
boy that is a recond for the memory hole

:-)

And there is where the conspiracy theories come from
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-02-07 12:41 AM
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11. excellent point!
:)
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-02-07 12:44 AM
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12. by the way, they are back, that is impressive
and damn it, responded to some impresive messes in my life
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Prisoner_Number_Six Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-02-07 12:53 AM
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13. Time for a new no-bid Halliburton construction contract!
Wanna bet?
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