Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis [Archive]

KnoxHarrington

07-31-2007, 05:29 PM

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/07/31/national/main3117772.shtml

(AP) A highway bridge under construction collapsed Tuesday, trapping a delivery truck under the debris and injuring a construction worker.

See, you can't even trust bridges before they're actually finished.

Yerdaddy

07-31-2007, 11:12 PM

Bridge jokes... bridge jokes... I got nothin.

HBox

08-01-2007, 03:56 PM

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/Art/COVER/070801/pic_070801_bridge_5p.jpg

BRIDGE COLLAPSES IN MINNESOTA. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20079534/)

A freeway bridge over the Mississippi River (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20079534/#) in Minneapolis collapsed Wednesday, sending many cars into the water.

Tons of concrete collapsed, and people were injured. Survivors were being carried up the riverbank.

The entire span of the 35W bridge collapsed about 6:05 p.m. where the freeway crosses the river near University Avenue.

Now Fez will never go on a bridge again.

badmonkey

08-01-2007, 03:57 PM

Bridge collapsed tonite in Minneapolis during rush hour traffic. They're reporting it on FOX now, CNN may have it by now as well, but nothing online yet that I've seen.

Badmonkey

Doogie

08-01-2007, 04:04 PM

I dont think there has been a bridge collapse like this since Oakland Bay Bridge. They are reporting people missing in water, etc. Lets wait till we get an official count and not specualtion as to whom died, is wounded, and speculation to a minimum. Rumors are death in situations like this.

sr71blackbird

08-01-2007, 04:10 PM

Isn't this every bridge crossers night mare? It happened a little while ago during rush hour

BREAKING STORY (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070801/ap_on_re_us/minnesota_bridge_collapse)

MORE INFO (http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_213191448.html)

Some people were stranded on parts of the bridge that weren't completely submerged.

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070801/capt.8a5e952962c24f3090e74a4797919d0b.bridge_colla pse_ny117.jpg?x=380&y=285&sig=5SfRaCN6cQvR0Aa6Df9xbw--

http://www.drudgereport.com/bri.jpg

BoondockSaint

08-01-2007, 04:14 PM

Your news must be delayed. (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=62245)

sr71blackbird

08-01-2007, 04:15 PM

Shit... I knew I took too long trying to make my post look nice!

Bulldogcakes

08-01-2007, 04:16 PM

I'll keep going with the whole D.O.T. feel

http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/cb/Oct2001/merge2.gif

Bulldogcakes

08-01-2007, 04:17 PM

http://www.wpclipart.com/travel/US_Road_Signs/warning/warn_1/lane_ends_merge_left.png

Bulldogcakes

08-01-2007, 04:18 PM

http://www.kimrichter.com/Blog/uploaded_images/merge-700542.jpg

TheMojoPin

08-01-2007, 04:18 PM

Cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

Bulldogcakes

08-01-2007, 04:20 PM

Were there any "swarthy, middle eastern" looking men in the area at the time?

I bet there were AND BUSH IS COVERING IT UP, Maaaaaaaaaaaaaannnn!!!

HBox

08-01-2007, 04:24 PM

Were there any "swarthy, middle eastern" looking men in the area at the time?

I bet there were AND BUSH IS COVERING IT UP, Maaaaaaaaaaaaaannnn!!!

Well this morning I saw this guy. He didn't really looking Middle Eastern but his skin had a slight brownish tint. He was screaming at someone on his cell phone and I couldn't really understand him. He also had some kind of odd accent. And here's the worst part: When he left he took off in the northwest direction, towards Minneapolis! I didn't call the CIA this time but I won't make that mistake again. I just hope I can live with myself.

sr71blackbird

08-01-2007, 04:26 PM

http://www.drudgereport.com/bri.jpg
Look at the cars

Heather 8

08-01-2007, 04:32 PM

Well this morning I saw this guy. He didn't really looking Middle Eastern but his skin had a slight brownish tint. He was screaming at someone on his cell phone and I couldn't really understand him. He also had some kind of odd accent. And here's the worst part: When he left he took off in the northwest direction, towards Minneapolis! I didn't call the CIA this time but I won't make that mistake again. I just hope I can live with myself.

Snitches save bridges, HBox.

It's now being reported that there's been one confirmed fatality.

TheMojoPin

08-01-2007, 04:39 PM

Snitches save bridges, HBox.

It's now being reported that there's been one confirmed fatality.

It's OK. That one guy was asking for it. Anyone else...well, that'll suck.

HBox

08-01-2007, 04:40 PM

It's OK. That one guy was asking for it. Anyone else...well, that'll suck.

Don't get me started on that guy.

LordJezo

08-01-2007, 04:42 PM

Doogie

08-01-2007, 04:45 PM

It's OK. That one guy was asking for it. Anyone else...well, that'll suck.

I heard he looked in the mirror and said "Candyman" three times.

MikeB

08-01-2007, 04:46 PM

so who else had the first thought after hearing about this was 'this is going to freak Fez out.'? i saw it on a news site and he was the first thing i thought of. i wonder if that is a sign of listening to the show too much.

Radio Psychic: Fez meltdown tomorrow. Bridge plus day after life coach equals bad day.

TheMojoPin

08-01-2007, 04:50 PM

landarch

08-01-2007, 04:52 PM

sr71blackbird

08-01-2007, 04:54 PM

This is actually pretty wild. Looks like it also fell onto a train. Thank god it wasnt a train full of poison or whatever..

Fat_Sunny

08-01-2007, 04:56 PM

This is actually pretty wild. Looks like it also fell onto a train. Thank god it wasnt a train full of poison or whatever..

Yeah, Or Pirhana's That Were Then Loose To Terrorize The Mississippi !

TheMojoPin

08-01-2007, 04:57 PM

This is actually pretty wild. Looks like it also fell onto a train. Thank god it wasnt a train full of poison or whatever..

Those goddamn poison trains. If I had a nickel...

mikeyboy

08-01-2007, 05:05 PM

so who else had the first thought after hearing about this was 'this is going to freak Fez out.'? i saw it on a news site and he was the first thing i thought of. i wonder if that is a sign of listening to the show too much.
Considering that I had to merge 3 threads on this, and 2 of the threads had titles that said "Fez don't read this", I'd say you're not alone.

sr71blackbird

08-01-2007, 05:12 PM

Thanks for picking my title! :smile:

Could you imagine if this was the Varanzanno or the Manhattan bridge? Imagine the traffic nightmare and the impact on the local economy.

Judge Smails

08-01-2007, 05:12 PM

I'm not an engineer, but it looks like it collapsed in about five separate places, almost like a dominoe effect. Like one section went and then the others followed. Short of an earthquake, which would have put stress on all the sections at the same time, I don't think that should have happened.

Poor engineering out dere in de midwest. Dey do love dere Ooooooo en Eyyyyyyy der in Minnesoda doh.

EliSnow

08-01-2007, 05:28 PM

Shit. I had to call 3 of my siblings who all live there. My brother-in-law usually takes that bridge at about that time of the day, but left work early today. Everybody in my family is safe.

Jughead

08-01-2007, 05:32 PM

I was scared shitless my son is up there enrolling in Normandale unv...He said he left early and is on his way home!!!!He went over that bridge yesterday!!!

Jughead

08-01-2007, 05:34 PM

Shit. I had to call 3 of my siblings who all live there. My brother-in-law usually takes that bridge at about that time of the day, but left work early today. Everybody in my family is safe.

Great!!..My wifes brother lives in Burnsville is why he is going there..studing music I just talked to him he is almost home!!!I was freakin out!!!

Jughead

08-01-2007, 05:37 PM

Do you think the pile driving could have caused it?? they were reporting that started today!

EliSnow

08-01-2007, 05:45 PM

I was scared shitless my son is up there enrolling in Normandale unv...He said he left early and is on his way home!!!!He went over that bridge yesterday!!!

Glad to hear everything is okay with your loved ones, Jughead.

sr71blackbird

08-01-2007, 05:49 PM

Another link (http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/01/bridge.collapse/index.html)

Looks like the bridge has been having construction done on it for the past few months and had evening construction done on it last night, and more was scheduled for tonight too. I bet the construction weakened it and was not done to code or whatever.. Im glad everyones family from the boards ok.

MikeB

08-01-2007, 05:49 PM

I guess they ran out of tape on fox because it showed the end of it and the end of the tape had an old OJ Simpson interview. They cut away pretty fast.

FUNKMAN

08-01-2007, 05:50 PM

Do you think the pile driving could have caused it?? they were reporting that started today!

i was just piledriving my girlfriend pretty hard, so maybe...

Bulldogcakes

08-01-2007, 06:06 PM

Don't lie. Your first thought was about Sheepy.

Either that, or he still trying to figure out how long he'd last with "Blowjob Man".

Bulldogcakes

08-01-2007, 06:09 PM

Glad to hear everything is okay with your loved ones, Jughead.

I think that was a bit, Eli.

My parents do the same thing, if anything happens in the city and they hear about it on the news, I get a phone call "Oh my God! Are you alright!" as if it happened on my block. They have no concept of an over hyped news story.

BIGASS307Buddays

08-01-2007, 06:19 PM

what an awful tragedy... hopefully they will be able to pull out some survivors.

EliSnow

08-01-2007, 06:23 PM

I think that was a bit, Eli.

My parents do the same thing, if anything happens in the city and they hear about it on the news, I get a phone call "Oh my God! Are you alright!" as if it happened on my block. They have no concept of an over hyped news story.

I got the same thing from my parents, when I lived in the city as well, but since my brother-in-law was killed in 9/11, I know this shit happens.

And with me, I know 35W well, and know that my family members take it all the time. My brother also takes it on certain days depending upon his work assignments but today wasn't one of them.

FUNKMAN

08-01-2007, 06:23 PM

afterwards robert plant was asking questions

Jughead

08-01-2007, 06:26 PM

I think that was a bit, Eli.

My parents do the same thing, if anything happens in the city and they hear about it on the news, I get a phone call "Oh my God! Are you alright!" as if it happened on my block. They have no concept of an over hyped news story.

Its not a bit fucker How does it feel to be the first fucker to piss me off im 6 months!..You smart ass!!!!!!!!!!

Jughead

08-01-2007, 06:30 PM

I think that was a bit, Eli.

My parents do the same thing, if anything happens in the city and they hear about it on the news, I get a phone call "Oh my God! Are you alright!" as if it happened on my block. They have no concept of an over hyped news story.

How does it feel yo be a fucking prick that pisses off the most friendly fucker on this board you scum!!!!!!!!!.....Fuck you mother fucker!!!!!!!!

Jughead

08-01-2007, 06:32 PM

Come on you cock smoker look up Normandale you fuck!!!!!!!!!!

Jughead

08-01-2007, 06:33 PM

look up my other post about my kids you piece of maggot

TheMojoPin

08-01-2007, 06:33 PM

Is Jughead reeshy? He "sounds" exactly like him.

Jughead

08-01-2007, 06:34 PM

Is Jughead reeshy? He "sounds" exactly like him.

you know im not.....I have 3000 post to prove it never one bad word!!! can you say that

mikeyboy

08-01-2007, 06:35 PM

Its not a bit fucker How does it feel to be the first fucker to piss me off im 6 months!..You smart ass!!!!!!!!!!

How does it feel yo be a fucking prick that pisses off the most friendly fucker on this board you scum!!!!!!!!!.....Fuck you mother fucker!!!!!!!!

Come on you cock smoker look up Normandale you fuck!!!!!!!!!!

look up my other post about my kids you piece of maggot

Easy, Jug. I don't think he meant anything by it.

Jubjubs

08-01-2007, 06:36 PM

I'm in the burbs just NW of Minneapolis, and this one is gonna be a mess. They estimate 200,000 cars cross that bridge everyday. If you've been anywhere near the downtown Minneapolis area, chances are you crossed this bridge. It really is the main road through the whole state. the cell networks are in and out, but I think everyone I need to contact has been accounted for. How sad is it that as soon as I heard about this I immediately started pissing and moaning about traffic, and wondered what the "Fez-Effect" would be. I'm an asshole.

Jughead

08-01-2007, 06:36 PM

Mikey you know me he ....never mind goodnight

mikeyboy

08-01-2007, 06:37 PM

Mikey you know me he ....never mind goodnight

Have a good night, Jug. I'm glad to hear everything is okay on your end.

I honestly think BDC just misread your posts and didn't mean anything by it. I think he does owe you an apology, but don't let it get to you.

FUNKMAN

08-01-2007, 06:37 PM

Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis

and i thought London only had this problem...

Friday

08-01-2007, 06:40 PM

look up my other post about my kids you piece of maggot

**hugs tightly**

I am glad your family is ok Juggy...

.... this is very tragic.

Jughead

08-01-2007, 06:50 PM

mikeyboy

08-01-2007, 07:06 PM

I just think some times on here people mistake kindness for weakness..A lot of people in my life have made that mistake....My first loss of kindness I hope will be forgiven.... My son just got home.......

You just weathered one of the hardest things about being a parent. Worrying that something awful has happened to your child and not knowing is extremely difficult. It all worked out, and for that I'm very happy for you. Try not worry about what someone said on a message board. Hug your son and count your blessings. My best to your family.

CHUCKWAGONCOOK

08-01-2007, 07:08 PM

minniapolis bridge accident....hope Fez is ok.
I know that he has some issues with these things and i was courious has to how he's handeling it. God forbid that he was acctualy on the bridge. From what I understand he might of been heading that way after work today.

mikeyboy

08-01-2007, 07:08 PM

reillyluck

08-01-2007, 07:15 PM

I just think some times on here people mistake kindness for weakness..A lot of people in my life have made that mistake....My first loss of kindness I hope will be forgiven.... My son just got home.......

I am very glad to hear that your son and Eli's family is ok! i just finished reading this thread...so sorry for the delay.

Jugs, you are a great guy. You just got caught up in the moment. it happens to all of us. You are not weak. you're probably one of the most friendliest guys on the board. Im sure that bulldogcakes didnt mean anything by it. He's a good hearted guy like yourself. Trust me on this. :smile:

who knew jugs had such a potty mouth? :tongue: maybe we shouldnt let you play with hottub anymore. :lol:

Tenbatsuzen

08-01-2007, 07:16 PM

the end of the tape had an old OJ Simpson interview. They cut away pretty fast.

Coincidentally, so did OJ.

Jughead

08-01-2007, 07:22 PM

You just weathered one of the hardest things about being a parent. Worrying that something awful has happened to your child and not knowing is extremely difficult. It all worked out, and for that I'm very happy for you. Try not worry about what someone said on a message board. Hug your son and count your blessings. My best to your family.

Thank you and the girl with her own tour bus I am sorry .......It will not happen again..Jug

Jughead

08-01-2007, 07:28 PM

Hes in the middle,,He writes all there songs I almost made it...He will..Jug

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g222/emilyrd34/june19thshow1155555555.jpg

epo

08-01-2007, 08:24 PM

I just read the news and all I can hope is that everyone I know in the Twin Cities is ok. I'll be sure to reach base with them all in the morning. It's good to read that Eli & Jughead's families are doing well.

It's always very strange when a massive bridge that you've crossed hundreds of times collaspes. Very strange indeed.

A.J.

08-01-2007, 09:55 PM

afterwards robert plant was asking questions

Damn you for beating me to it.

A.J.

08-01-2007, 09:59 PM

I dont think there has been a bridge collapse like this since Oakland Bay Bridge.

I saw the footage on CNN International and SKY News. It kind of reminded me of the Mianus River Bridge collapse in 1983 in CT.

http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/summer95/imgs/p95su23b.jpg

P.S. Glad your families are safe Jughead and Eli.

JPMNICK

08-01-2007, 10:01 PM

being an engineer, and haven taken a fair amount of physics and civil engineering classes, I am always amazed when these things happen. i tried to watch the news, but listen to those people speculate on what they think happened is laughable.

this is a horrible event, and i think one of the worst ways to die. my condolences go out to all the people who died or got hurt, and all their families. if anything, i hope they get to the bottom of what caused this, so in the future we can learn from it, and maybe be able to check any existing bridges to prevent further catastrophes.

Fat_Sunny

08-01-2007, 10:34 PM

F_S Lived In Old Greenwich, CT In 1984ish, When A Section Of The "Mianus River Bridge" On I 95 Collapsed. It Was Late At Night, And The Only Fatality Was A Guy Who Had Stolen A BMW And Happened To Be Escaping And Hit The Section Right As It Dropped Out. Poetic Justice!

For Several Months After That, It Was A NIGHTMARE, As All The CT Commuters To NY Had To Use The Merritt Parkway Or Route 1, Neither Of Which Was Equipped To Handle The Huge Volume Of Traffic.

A 5-Minute Trip To Downtown Greenwich Became An Hour For F_S On Some Days. The Disruption Was Complete And Awful.

Good Luck Minneapolis! It's Going To Be A Bumpy Ride!

citymedic27

08-02-2007, 04:38 AM

Wow are you late. This is thread number 4.

I know Im a little late for this thread, but I got some inside info.

7 confirmed DOA

22 with perphial injuries unknown serverity

6 critical

Patients where taken to local trauma centers, Northwestern, UofMinn, Hennepin. One director of EMS quoted as "Outstanding response"

Any buddy's in the area, hospitals and Red Cross may be looking for blood. Please go give if you can.

EliSnow

08-02-2007, 05:29 AM

I know Im a little late for this thread, but I got some inside info.

7 confirmed DOA

22 with perphial injuries unknown serverity

6 critical

Patients where taken to local trauma centers, Northwestern, UofMinn, Hennepin. One director of EMS quoted as "Outstanding response"

Any buddy's in the area, hospitals and Red Cross may be looking for blood. Please go give if you can.

There also approximately 20 people missing.

citymedic27

08-02-2007, 05:35 AM

There also approximately 20 people missing.

Yeah, its a sad thing to hear about, but in retrospect could have been far worse with the bus full of kids. i hope they enjoy therrree O/Aey.

Crispy123

08-02-2007, 05:36 AM

Any buddy's in the area, hospitals and Red Cross may be looking for blood. Please go give if you can.

This was the Sheriffs number 1 request on MSNBC this morning.

mendyweiss

08-02-2007, 05:40 AM

Wow are you late. This is thread number 4.

Ok Mikeyboy, I'll bite. Why the Peurto Rican flag ?

citymedic27

08-02-2007, 05:42 AM

This was the Sheriffs number 1 request on MSNBC this morning.

Please GIVE in Minnasota area if you can

citymedic27

08-02-2007, 06:49 AM

Death Toll Lowered to 4, but the recovery effort continues

grlNIN

08-02-2007, 07:18 AM

I honestly think BDC just misread your posts ....

He tends to do that a lot when the posts aren't about ass or Bulldogs.

ShockProgrammer

08-02-2007, 08:38 AM

Was on 35W when bridge collapsed. Fortunately, I was a few miles south of the bridge. Drove over to an old RR bridge that is now a pedestrian bridge and is just north of the 35W bridge. Wow!. So many people, but it was so quiet. Still in shock.

sr71blackbird

08-02-2007, 10:21 AM

A woman I work with has a niece that was on the bridge as it collapsed. She was in the silver suv you might see by the rescue boat on the section on the water. Shes ok, but she hurt her back when the car bounced when it hit the bottom.

EffMeBoobs

08-02-2007, 10:30 AM

I used to live and work in Mankato in 2005. I had to trek back and forth between Mankato and the twin cities, I probably was on that bridge a ton of times. So scary! I hope all my friends in Mankato are okay.

buzzard

08-02-2007, 10:52 AM

My Dad's relatives(mine too i s'pose) are all from the Minneapolis area,I hope to find out that they're all safe.

landarch

08-02-2007, 11:11 AM

This is actually pretty wild. Looks like it also fell onto a train. Thank god it wasnt a train full of poison or whatever..

The Google Earth images show what looks to be a trainyard of sorts under the bridge. Althouh the satellite images are usually about three years old or more, the landscape coupled with the 2D image makes it look like it has already collapsed if you change the angles on your screen.

Freitag

08-02-2007, 12:21 PM

this is a horrible event, and i think one of the worst ways to die. .

Drowning, or being crushed? I'd prefer the latter, at least it's quick.

sr71blackbird

08-02-2007, 06:24 PM

Video of bridge collapsing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I8BEzGetGI)
Not the greatest detail, but it looks like one part fell and then another shortly after.

kdubya

08-03-2007, 07:13 AM

I lived in Mpls for 17 years and drove over that bridge thousands of times. I spent the other night calling friends to make sure they were OK. A friend of mine was on the UofM campus when it went down, she said you could feel the ground shake.

It is scary because you just expect bridges to be safe. Maybe Fez in't that crazy.

WRESTLINGFAN

08-04-2007, 08:16 AM

These pricks on both sides are already trying to politicize this. Some on the right say that roads should be turned over to private enterprise, meanwhile some on the left are saying that money for fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could have went into infrastructure. These pundits on both sides will stop at nothing to get their talking points across. Its only been a couple of days since this tragedy, there will be time down the road to make points about this, the least they can do is let the victims families mourn before making some political grandstand.