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Minnesota I-35 Bridge Collapse Anniversary: How Safe Are Drivers Now?

Five years ago today more than 100 cars were traveling over a bridge on I-35W during a Minneapolis rush hour when it suddenly collapsed, dropping cars from the interstate into the 15-foot-deep Mississippi River below, trapping many passengers inside. Before they could escape or emergency help arrived, 13 people died and another 145 were injured one of the worst bridge disasters in U.S. history. A formal investigation took more than a year, but once it was finished the National Transportation...Full Story
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