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Breaking: Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis
KSTP TV 5/ME | 8/1/07 | Me

Posted on 08/01/2007 4:28:27 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo

Just turned on the news. 35W bridge collapsed in the Mississippi River. Cars, trucks, semis.....

Fires burning, tanker trucks, at least one school bus, more than ten cars......

Just now breaking.......


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: 35w; breaking; bridge; bridgecollapse; bridges; btld; collapse; corrosion; engineering; infrastructure; jihad; minneapolis; mosques; mothman; prayerforminnesotans; rust; slownewsday; terroristattack; transportation; twincitiescell
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To: sportutegrl

Doesn’t BOR just tape his show in the afternoon? I believe that is why he wasn’t around and Shep had to handle the live coverage.
It’s horrible that such a tragedy has taken place, but fitting that the show interrupted was Bill’s on the night he chose to attack FReepers.


921 posted on 08/01/2007 6:18:59 PM PDT by JerseyDvl (If You Support America - Thank a Soldier; If You Support Al-Qaeda - Thank a Democrat!)
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To: alice_in_bubbaland
When the Homeland Security announcement was read, my husband & I looked at each other in disbelief. How does HS know it wasn't terrorism? Too soon to tell anything, imho.

That isn't what they said! Sheesh! They said they haven't seen any evidence that it is... but that they are monitoring it.

Would you people honestly rather they all started running around screaming TERROR! TERROR! every time something happens?

In my own limited experience with terrorism, generally, it shows itself... it isn't mistaken for an accident. Not for very long. Fercryingoutloud... Being obvious is the whole point.

922 posted on 08/01/2007 6:19:22 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: humblegunner

lol - and they say “word up”? You are hip after all!


923 posted on 08/01/2007 6:19:23 PM PDT by RDTF (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
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To: Texas Eagle

yeah, I’d say that bridge was in bad shape and not stable.


924 posted on 08/01/2007 6:19:34 PM PDT by Halls (check out my profile and it will explain everything!(Vote for someone who will seal our borders!))
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To: Petronski
"Jackhammering" sounds moments before collapse began

Large rivets blowing out under strain might well sound like a jackhammer.

925 posted on 08/01/2007 6:19:35 PM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: TomGuy

Thanks for all of the great captures, Tom!!


926 posted on 08/01/2007 6:19:37 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Tracking The "Flyin' Imams" since 11/20/06)
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To: WVNan

Dr. at News Conference stating that he is sure there are more drowning victims at the scene.


927 posted on 08/01/2007 6:19:47 PM PDT by acoulterfan
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To: Son House

Yes...I thought of that, too.


928 posted on 08/01/2007 6:19:50 PM PDT by Palladin (Judge Munley is a nincompoop.)
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To: All

FOX 9 going into stretch and speculate mode. Chopper must be refueling. No live pics in a while.......


929 posted on 08/01/2007 6:19:51 PM PDT by Milwaukee_Guy (Don't hit them between the eyes. Hit them right -in- the eyes!)
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To: chesty_puller

If it wasn’t for flashbacks, I’d have no memory at all...

Still, if the stop and go got too rhythmic those vibrations
could have built till something let go.

So fall out for five minutes, smoking lamp is lit, no one is to remove their boots.


930 posted on 08/01/2007 6:19:52 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: dfwgator

Yes!

And that would be excellent policecraft.


931 posted on 08/01/2007 6:20:02 PM PDT by Petronski (imwithfred.com)
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To: MplsSteve

I’ll say, I was going from MSP to duluth.


932 posted on 08/01/2007 6:20:03 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: TAdams8591; All
Click for map of hospitals near the bridge collapse.

The big white building in the center of the map is the Metrodome and the disaster site is just to the northeast of it.

On another positive note, the thunderstorm seems to have passed by without much bother.

933 posted on 08/01/2007 6:20:05 PM PDT by Reaganesque (Romney for President 2008)
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To: alice_in_bubbaland
The anthrax outbreak "wasn't terrorism" either. Neither was Charles Bishop/Bishra's suicide flight into a bank despite what his suicide note said.

The authorities have lied to us in the past and denied any terrorist intent even when they knew otherwise.

Not saying that there was any deliberate action by "man" to cause this tragedy. Just saying that a denial means NOTHING, they have outright lied in the past.

934 posted on 08/01/2007 6:20:06 PM PDT by weegee (NO THIRD TERM. America does not need another unconstitutional Clinton co-presidency.)
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To: NCC-1701

It was reported, before they even had video, that the cameras at the bridge went out as it collapsed. I don’t know if they will have any footage from those cameras.


935 posted on 08/01/2007 6:20:11 PM PDT by Shelayne (I will continue to pray for President Bush and my country, as I am commanded to do by my Lord.)
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To: ninergold3

Thanks ninergold3(((Hugs)))


936 posted on 08/01/2007 6:20:34 PM PDT by fatima (Baby alert,Baby Ava arrived 6-29-07 at 3 PM-she is 10 pounds:))
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To: trussell

Please see post 918. I meant for that to be a reply to you.


937 posted on 08/01/2007 6:20:49 PM PDT by oldvike
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To: All

http://www.kare11.com

http://www.kare11.com/news/ts_article.aspx?storyid=261140

“Dozens injured in bridge collapse”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The entire span of the 35W Bridge collapsed about 6:05 p.m. where the freeway crosses the river near University Avenue. Traffic in both directions was affected.

There about 100,000 cars a day traveling over this bridge according to MnDOT and it is believed there were at least 50 cars on the bridge when it collapsed.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “One driver who was on the bridge during the collapse said bumper to bumper traffic filled the bridge and road construction crews were slowing things down when all of the sudden the bridge dropped right around 6:00.

That motorist told Joe Fryer that there was shaking from jack hammer and then the bridge just dropped.”

Last Updated: 8/1/2007 8:08:30 PM


938 posted on 08/01/2007 6:20:54 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Petronski
"* Record heat"

There's no record heat. It's only 80 there at noon and this is Aug.

"* Cracks in steel discovered in inspection last year"

THere it is. THe bridge was found to be collapsing last year. I'll bet they had a meeting or 2 about that.

"* "Jackhammering" sounds moments before collapse began"

I'll bet the engineers responsible and told this guy where to start hammering were air conditioning their butts when this guy hammered through what was holding the bridge together.

939 posted on 08/01/2007 6:21:08 PM PDT by spunkets ("Freedom is about authority", Rudy Giuliani, gun grabber)
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To: All

Fox has a forensic engineering specialist on now who is saying that the bridge collapse does *not* look consistent with sabotage/terrorism, but is entirely consistent with simple structural collapse.

There were actually workers on the bridge at the time. They are unaccounted for.

Fox reporting that MNFD is saying that SAR is over, they believe that all those still living and in need of aid have been rescued.


940 posted on 08/01/2007 6:21:11 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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