35W Bridge Collapses in Minneapolis - 8 Lanes, 4 in use

[Turin39789]

:beer:

This is nuts. Hope everyone up there/with family up there comes out safe

 

[CKTurbo128]

Reporting in safe here, along with family and friends. I'm still trying to verify if my co-workers are safe, since several of them use that route going home.

Looking at all the footage and photos, it's crazy. The cellphone lines are busy too, as I can't get through to some people. Hope everyone's friends and families in the Twin Cities are safe too.

 

[TallBill]

Yikes, scary event all around.

 

[imported_weadjust]

Originally posted by: pcslookout
Heres a video of the actual bridge falling. :Q

link

Link not working due to global warming.

 

[TheTony]

Another local checking in.

This seems surreal. :Q:frown:

 

[Darwin333]

First, my thoughts go out to everyone who has family or friends that are not accounted for yet.

For those of you in the area without cellphone communications try to text message. During Katrina and the aftermath making a call from a cellphone was simply impossible but text messaging worked just fine from the same cellphone. I hope this helps.

 

[Stiganator]

I can confirm texting does work.

 

[miketheidiot]

Originally posted by: Darwin333
First, my thoughts go out to everyone who has family or friends that are not accounted for yet.

For those of you in the area without cellphone communications try to text message. During Katrina and the aftermath making a call from a cellphone was simply impossible but text messaging worked just fine from the same cellphone. I hope this helps.

i was trying to call my mother, no success, but across the room my brother was having a text conversation with her. I was completely unaware.

 

[bctbct]

Wow, dont see many accidents like this. 40 years doesnt seem very old for a bridge to last. Some construction company is going ape shit right now.

for the victims and families.

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: weadjust

Originally posted by: pcslookout
Heres a video of the actual bridge falling. :Q

link

Link not working due to global warming.

:laugh::beer::thumbsup:

good one.

 

[Darwin333]

Originally posted by: Stiganator
I can confirm texting does work.

That is some good news. Hopefully we helped a few people get in touch with their loved ones.

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: bctbct
Wow, dont see many accidents like this. 40 years doesnt seem very old for a bridge to last. Some construction company is going ape shit right now.

for the victims and families.

This has happen before by wind.

 

[bonkers325]

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: bctbct
Wow, dont see many accidents like this. 40 years doesnt seem very old for a bridge to last. Some construction company is going ape shit right now.

for the victims and families.

This has happen before by wind.

completely different phenomenon, im sure this bridge didnt fail due to harmonic vibrations

 

[pcslookout]

Interesting

 

[yuppiejr]

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: bctbct
Wow, dont see many accidents like this. 40 years doesnt seem very old for a bridge to last. Some construction company is going ape shit right now.

for the victims and families.

This has happen before by wind.

You're a tard, seriously. Maybe your lack of intelligence culminated in a single blast of idiocy that weakened the bridge and caused the collapse... I'd give that theory at least as much weight as your global warming BS.

For anyone trying to track down friends/loved ones - cell/voicemail isn't an option but as a previous poster said, SMS/texting is working fine.

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: yuppiejr

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: bctbct
Wow, dont see many accidents like this. 40 years doesnt seem very old for a bridge to last. Some construction company is going ape shit right now.

for the victims and families.

This has happen before by wind.

You're a tard, seriously. Maybe your lack of intelligence culminated in a single blast of idiocy that weakened the bridge and caused the collapse... I'd give that theory at least as much weight as your global warming BS.

For anyone trying to track down friends/loved ones - cell/voicemail isn't an option but as a previous poster said, SMS/texting is working fine.

Text

 

[Joemonkey]

watching radar, looks like the storm is breaking up right near where the bridge collapsed

 

[daniel1113]

From what I've seen and heard so far, this seems like a simple structural failure (too much downward force for the bridge to support, either due to an overload situation or a weakened structure from construction) and not a weather or vibration induced failure.

It definitely makes you think about the thousands of engineered structures you pass on a daily basis.

 

[daniel1113]

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: yuppiejr

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: bctbct
Wow, dont see many accidents like this. 40 years doesnt seem very old for a bridge to last. Some construction company is going ape shit right now.

for the victims and families.

This has happen before by wind.

You're a tard, seriously. Maybe your lack of intelligence culminated in a single blast of idiocy that weakened the bridge and caused the collapse... I'd give that theory at least as much weight as your global warming BS.

For anyone trying to track down friends/loved ones - cell/voicemail isn't an option but as a previous poster said, SMS/texting is working fine.

Text

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Galloping Gertie) was a completely different situation. Sorry.

 

[Kyteland]

Originally posted by: pcslookout
Heat expands stuff. This can cause a bridge to fall. If you don't believe me look it up.

Global warming raises the average temperature by a couple degrees. The margin of error built into bridges is a lot higher than that. It's 86 degrees there now and the record high was 108 degrees in 1939. Don't kid yourself if you think global warming had anything to do with this.

 

[Darwin333]

Originally posted by: yuppiejr

For anyone trying to track down friends/loved ones - cell/voicemail isn't an option but as a previous poster said, SMS/texting is working fine.

 

[weiv0004]

I'm watching a few different news reports on this, they've started saying that "this is now a recovery operation". Does anyone know what this means?

Does that mean they don't expect any more survivors, they're only recovering bodies? Or am I being too pessimistic here?

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: weiv0004
I'm watching a few different news reports on this, they've started saying that "this is now a recovery operation". Does anyone know what this means?

Does that mean they don't expect any more survivors, they're only recovering bodies? Or am I being too pessimistic here?

No, you're correct. They're recovering bodies now, not rescuing living people.

 

[yuppiejr]

Originally posted by: daniel1113
From what I've seen and heard so far, this seems like a simple structural failure (too much downward force for the bridge to support, either due to an overload situation or a weakened structure from construction) and not a weather or vibration induced failure.

It definitely makes you think about the thousands of engineered structures you pass on a daily basis.

Yea, there was an interesting report in 2006 regarding fatigue fractures in some of the structural steel of the main girders in the bridge superstructure. Given the single large span construction of the bridge it would make sense that if the repair work pushed a section to the point of failure the rest of the bridge would fail catastrophically.

It sounds like they have only gotten 30 or so paitents at HCMC and as time passes are reclassifying this from a "rescue" to a "recovery" effort. Scary stuff, our family's prayers for those with friends/family that are still unaccounted for.

 

[alphatarget1]

Jesus... a 40 year old bridge shouldn't collapse like that. Maybe they overloaded it during construction?