i'm sure you've all heard by now about the 35W bridge collapse here in minneapolis. it's a tough day for a lot of people. we have a lot of wonderful people here and i'm sure i didn't need to ask, but if you could all just take a second and say a little something for the people and their families involed in this it would be a great help.

here's a link to one of the local stations.

KARE11

i know several people that cross this bridge on a daily basis. my wife and i used to cross this bridge daily. it's one of those things you always think about but never expect will happen. so far my friends and family are all unharmed and accounted for.

 

Glad to hear you and yours are OK , And goodluck witht he clean up ect...ect..

And Best Wishes to thos who fell

DM

 

http://www.kare11.com/video/player.a...71&bw=hi&cat=2

 

i've seen that video about 6 times now and it still doesn't seem real to me. looks like hollywood or a planned implosion. crazy stuff.

 

Says cannot start direct player or something to that effect.

So, this bridge actually collapsed? Like, with cars on it? How big was the bridge?

 

Thats a video of it falling

DM

 

it happened about 6:05 pm. estimates are 100 vehicles went down with around 50 actually going into the water. this bridge was 4 lanes wide and spanned the mississippi river. i believe it was about a 60-70 foot drop. not sure on length. heard between 450 and 1000 feet.

 

Johnny,

Good to hear you and yours are OK.
I've been watching it most of the day,I have been hoping they would find some the ones that are missing.

Another sad day for AMERICA.

Prayers from here for them!!!

whiskey

 

Had to call and check on my aunt and uncle. He used to work at UofM and could have been on that bridge, but couldn't remember if he was still there or not. They were ok too.

 

glad to hear they're ok. i hate to think what these people are going through, especially the ones who are only waiting to hear the obvious confirmed.