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

Daubenberger says the state immediately inspected gusset plates on every single truss bridge in the state to ensure that they were safe, and within months of the collapse, the Minnesota state ...

Bent gusset plates on the Interstate 35 W bridge are seen, center, in this 2003 photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board. Old photos of the Interstate 35W bridge show two gusset ...

Undersized gusset plates - used to connect bridge beams - were discovered at eight of 112 joints on the main trusses of the Interstate 35W bridge that collapsed in Minneapolis last year, killing ...

But questions remain about the collapse, including why the St. Louis-based company that designed the bridge used gusset plates — the large steel plates than connected the bridge’s lattice of ...

Undersized gusset plates - used to connect bridge beams - were discovered at eight of 112 joints on the main trusses of the Interstate 35W bridge that collapsed in Minneapolis last year, killing ...

I-35W bridge over Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapses. Aug. 2: Gov. Tim Pawlenty orders review of state bridge inspection processes and an emergency inspection of similar bridges.

The 35W bridge had been rated "structurally deficient," a term that means in need of repair or replacement, before it fell. It was also "fracture critical," which means bridges at risk of collapse ...

3 min read In public testimonies on the I-35W Bridge over two days, investigators said the main flaw was gusset plates designed too thin for the amount of weight supported. In addition, construction ...

JUNE 3 —The Minnesota Department of Transportation closed Winona’s Highway 43 bridge indefinitely on Tuesday night after state inspectors found corrosion in its gusset plates — the same ...

Thursday marks 17th anniversary of I-35W Bridge collapse Joe Mazan KSTP Updated: August 1, 2024 - 5:55 PM Published: August 1, 2024 - 1:01 PM ...

MINNEAPOLIS --Monday marks 15 years since the collapse of the 35W bridge in Minneapolis. It happened just after 6 p.m. on Aug. 1, 2007, during a busy commute time. Thirteen people died and 145 ...