The National Transportation Safety Board on Friday, Nov. 14, announced that it has determined that the probable cause of the collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in ...
A buckled steel plate may be all it takes to bring down a 40-year-old structure like the Minneapolis I-35W bridge, which collapsed suddenly on Aug. 1 and killed 13 people. Forensic engineers probing ...
The weakness of gusset plates, the weight of construction materials and the design of the 35W bridge emerged as prime causes of the structure’s Aug. 1, 2007, collapse during the second day of hearings ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Two crucial gusset plate connections on the Interstate 35W bridge were visibly deformed at least four years before the structure collapsed, according to photographs newly released by the ...
The "most historical pieces" that failed and led to the Interstate 35W bridge collapsing in a deadly heap into the Mississippi River six years ago were turned over Thursday to the Minnesota Historical ...