Comments on: Bridge Collapse: Flashback to 1967

By: Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:58:18 +0000

For links to recent blogs in the wake of the I-35W Bridge event, just click on these:

Bridge Collapse: Flashback to 1967;

Bridge Name Game: Reeves/McDaniel;

Beyond Mothman: I-35W Blues; and

The Mothman Prophecies: Silver Bridge Collapse.

By: harleyb

harleyb — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:02:43 +0000

Isn’t it weird how things like this tie in together, very tragic to say the least, but thank you Loren for bringing forward the similarities. Most people do not even know of the Silver bridge collapse. It is just so sad. My prayers go out.

By: ToddPartain

ToddPartain — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:05:08 +0000

I just happened to call my brother in Missouri few hours after the collapse and I learned of it from him. He and his family used to reside in the Minneapolis area. “Todd, I used to drive over that bridge every day, ……”

Gulp.

By: Mothmanfan

Mothmanfan — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:45:49 +0000

Well a few minutes i was watching the news. They said something about the country checking the bridges that were built the same way. Or something like that. Hopefully there wont be any more collapses like this *knock on wood!*

By: Mike Smith

Mike Smith — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:55:42 +0000

My god bless the ones lost in this, and look over the families and love ones.

GOD BLESS.

By: Late Night Visitor

Late Night Visitor — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:05:10 +0000

Residing also from Minneapolis, this is pretty hard hitting right now. A co-worker’s best friend was on the bridge when it happened and managed to swim away, amazingly, and one of the lucky ones. I cant imagine the horror of such a thing happening as youre driving. Thanks for the prayers this way! A quote from the paper displays the grim reality:

“There’s an individual case where an individual was severely injured and was talking to a medical personnel and was able to say his goodbyes to his family [before] he passed on,” Dolan told a news conference.

By: pandafarmer

pandafarmer — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:28:43 +0000

This bridge collapse happened at 6:05 our time. We pulled into the diner at 6pm, and minutes later we heard all of the sirens.

By: Skeptical...

Skeptical... — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:57:06 +0000

Actually, 5:04PM Eastern is 4:04PM Central, however, one is EST and the other EDT so, adjusted for Daylight Savings, both collapses did occur at approximately the same time of day.

By: pandafarmer

pandafarmer — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:10:40 +0000

Being a Minneapolis resident, I can confirm it’s been VERY hot here (for MN) in the last few months, with many humid days in the 80s-90s. We’re under a statewide drought as a matter of fact. What they’ve been talking about locally in the media is the idea that this normally 4-5 lane freeway on each side has been shut down to 1-2 lanes due to construction over the last month or two. What is likely to be the cause is the extra lopsided weight that this bridge simply wasn’t built to hold.

By: sschaper

sschaper — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:04:52 +0000

A cryptozoology link: they are using side-scan sonar to look for cars and bodies, as well as girders, rubble, and rebar for the safety of the dive teams. Side-scan sonar being used these days in hunts for lake monsters.