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http://wcco.com/

http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_213191448.html

Aug 1, 2007 7:30 pm US/Central

“I-35W Bridge Collapse Into Mississippi River”

Slideshow: I-35W Bridge Collapse

(WCCO)

ARTICLE SNIIPPET: “A maintenance project began about nine months ago repairing potholes and other concrete on the bridge. According to a spokesperson from the Mn-DOT, there was no work on the actual structure under the bridge.”
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http://www.kare11.com

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

“35W Bridge near University Avenue Collapses”

Bridge Specs
[http://www.visi.com/~jweeks/bridges/pages/ms16.html ]

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “HCMC is in full emergency mode.”

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


565 posted on 08/01/2007 5:38:05 PM PDT by Cindy
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http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie=UTF-8&q=twin+cities+%2B+bridge

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http://www.kstp.com

Watching video on kstp.com

http://kstp.com/article/stories/S156329.shtml?cat=1

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The Homeland Security Department had received no indications Wednesday night that the collapse was an act of terrorism, department spokesman Russ Knocke said in Washington.
“We continue to monitor the situation. At this time, there’s no indication of a nexus to terrorism,” Knocke said.”


683 posted on 08/01/2007 5:49:30 PM PDT by Cindy
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