Bridge Failure Database
Eight-lane, 1,950-feet-long Interstate 35-West Bridge in Minneapolis (Mississippi River)
| Year | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Type | Road |
| Country | United States (108) |
| Cause | Design Error |
| Details | Structural fatigue and the lack of a backup system in the event of a failure caused the I-35 bridge to buckle during the evening rush hour. |
| Fatalities | 12 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | partial |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | North America |
| References | http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3441034&page=1 http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Highway_bridge_in_Minneapolis,_Minnesota,_collapses |
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