The I-35W bridge collapse occurred 18 years ago Friday, sparking changes in bridge infrastructure in Minnesota.

(KNSI) — Eighteen years ago today, August 1st, the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed ...

More than a dozen people died 18 years ago when the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed during the evening rush hour in Minneapolis.

The collapse of the I-35W bridge 18 years ago was one of the worst disasters in Minnesota history, killing 13 people and ...

What caused a bridge that had satisfactorily performed for 40 years to collapse so suddenly?At 6:05 pm on 1 August ...

Gusset plates have since become the focus of special inspections at 25 Minnesota bridges that bear engineering similarities to the I-35W bridge, including the Interstate span, which was ...

The project is to be completed by July 31. Transportation officials say repairs will focus on the most critical gusset plates first, to allow truck traffic back onto the bridge as soon as possible.

The $500,000 re-evaluation follows Tuesday's preliminary report blaming gusset plates that connect bridge beams for the Interstate 35W bridge collapse.

Within a week after the bridge collapse on Aug. 1, NTSB Chairman Mark Rosenker said stress on gusset plates may have been a factor in the collapse, and a month later he said that "a failure in one ...

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Transportation officials said Thursday they would start work this year on a replacement for the Highway 23 bridge that was abruptly closed last month because of bent gusset ...

MnDOT officials announced May 6 that 16 of the bridge's gusset plates -- steel plates that hold bridge beams together -- neede... Bynews@duluthnewstribune.com May 27, 2008 at 11:00 PM Share ...