Wed, Aug 01, 2007
I35W
Posted to Current Events category
A chunk of I35W in Minneapolis has fallen into the Mississippi during rush hour. It's playing hell with communications, as well as killing at least 7 people and injuring at least 60... there are about 50 vehicles still being searched for, and a freight train was crushed when the bridge fell on it.
I think the piece of the highway that fell was farther north than I have ever driven on 35W. When I worked in North Minneapolis and lived in Minnetonka, I used 494 and 694, which go around the outside of the city, for commuting, not 35 where it goes through the center. When I drove back and forth between Denver and Minneapolis I used 35W and 35 for the stretch from Minneapolis to Des Moines, but I'm fairly certain from the reports that the fallen bridge was farther north (or the reporters are confused about Twin Cities geography, which is also possible).
I hope my niece Anna is OK. I don't know what her commute is like.
Posted at: 11:53 pm MDT
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Re: I35W
elysewrote on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:41
Anna is OK. My brother talked to her last night.