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[pflaming]

In the late '90's or early 20's a major bridge collapses in the great lakes area. The govenment said it would take some 18 months to replace it but the locals replaced it in a month or two at a fraction of the government estimate.  ]'

 

Does anyone know the story. I need that to help a HS student with a contest speech.

 

Thank you.

[Young Ed]

Paul are you talking about the 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis? Some of your other details are off but thats the only one I can think of that comes close.

[Don Coatney]

Just curious, did you or better yet the student google bridge failures? I just did and found a bunch of information.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-35W_Mississippi_River_bridge

[RobertKB]

Don, interesting read and thanks for posting that. Interesting to note that the bridge had been deemed "structurally deficient" several times yet nothing was really done to strengthen it. I don't believe enough is being done in the US or Canada to deal with degrading infrastructure.

 

Google can be your friend for those looking for information.

Edited February 24, 2013 by RobertKB

[Young Ed]

The one part that really gets me going is the fact that the successor of the company that built it 40 years prior is being sued. Crazy.

[MacGyver]

We had a bridge failure in Milwaukee back in 2000. Not by any means as catastrophic as what went on with the I-35 bridge, but a failure just the same; Could be useful for the student's research. Hoan Bridge, MKE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoan_Bridge