Stunning pictures of the collapse of this major eight lane bridge during the evening rush hour. In spite of the catastrophic failure of the bridge during evening rush hour, only 13 people were killed and 145 injured.
Background
The Mississippi River Bridge was an eight-lane, steel truss arch bridge that carried Interstate 35W across the Saint Anthony Falls of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. During the evening rush hour on August 1, 2007, it suddenly collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145. The bridge was Minnesota’s fifth busiest, carrying 140,000 vehicles daily.