minneapolis bridge collapse

[Danzig]

"I don't know if anyone remembers this but former President Clinton warned the new government long time ago about the decaying infrastructure in this country. He said if they don't take care of this problem we will be seeing a lot of tragic events happening in the next few years. "

someone wrote that in response to a cnn article. so yeah, just a matter of time.



but in reality, our interstates do need attention. shame that this kind of stuff can't get funding when votes need to be bought...rather than a fish farm here, a dairy there....

[Danzig]

A 2001 study conducted by the Minnesota Department of Transportation found "several fatigue problems" in the bridge's approach spans and "poor fatigue details" on the main truss.

The study suggested that the design of bridge's main truss could cause a collapse if one of two support planes were to become cracked, although it allowed that a collapse might not occur in that event. But, the study concluded, "fatigue cracking of the deck truss is not likely" and "replacement of the bridge ... may be deferred."