Java_Bob

watched that last night, WOW

jack

Pretty unreal.

I can not believe that so many people survived.

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JulianW

They're still not sure how many died yet though, they're pretty sure that the death toll will rise.

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jack

Understood but watching the news last night that anyone on that bridge survived is truly a miracale.

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papa-bear

Wow!

I wonder which Engineer will end up with his ass in a sling for this mess?

Pirates_Ghost

Called my Aunt and Uncle right when I saw this (about 6pm CST Wed.)....all were well, but my Uncle said he'd crossed it about 20 mins earlier.
His dispatcher called asking "Where the $%!@ are you?!"....apparently more worried about his loosing a load of Miller Lite in the water than if my Uncle was ok.

GUINESS, sure..but MILLER LITE?!

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A review of bridges on England's motorways and A-roads has begun following the collapse of a bridge over the Mississippi River.
The Highways Agency says its engineers will check any bridges that have features similar to those which may have caused the tragedy in the US.
But it says there are no bridges on its English network identical to the one in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Four people are confirmed dead and at least eight people are missing.

'Similar features'
A Highways Agency spokeswoman said the Minnesota structure was a truss girder bridge, none of which has been identified in England so far.
She added: "We are monitoring information about the Minnesota bridge and awaiting information about what appears to be the cause".
"As a matter of routine at times like this, we review the data we have on our bridges for any similar features."
The checks were being carried out using the agency's database.
John Knapton, professor of civil engineering at Liverpool University, told BBC News 24 the agency's review made sense.
He added: "The probability is that everything is fine.
"But as a safety precaution I think they've taken the right decision." The agency is responsible for England's motorways and major A-roads, which between them have about 17,000 bridges. A total of 50 vehicles were thrown into the water when part of the I-35W bridge in Minnesota gave way during the rush hour on Wednesday evening.

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MSYoung

There is a somewhat bright side to this disaster, it could have been far worse. They were working on the bridge so two lanes were closed, everybody was in two lanes. Instead of 50 cars on the bridge, could have been 100 cars.

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