Aug 2, 2007 12:54 pm US/Central
Some Major Bridge And Highway Collapses
(AP)
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The Interstate 35W bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed Aug. 1, 2007.
Photo from Dan Schultz
Some major bridge and highway collapses:
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Aug. 1: An interstate bridge near downtown Minneapolis collapses into the Mississippi River during the evening rush hour, killing at least four people.
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July 31: A highway overpass under construction in Oroville, Calif., collapses, crushing a delivery truck and seriously injuring a construction worker who fell 50 feet.
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April: A section of freeway that funnels traffic off the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge collapses after a gasoline tanker truck overturns and erupts into flames. Only the truck driver is injured.
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September, 2006: a bridge collapse in Quebec, Canada, kills five people.
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November 2005: A section of a highway bridge under construction in southern Spain collapses, killing six people.
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May 2003: A tractor-trailer slams into a bridge support on Interstate 80 in western Nebraska, sending the bridge crashing down onto the truck and killing the driver.
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May 2002: A 500-foot section of a bridge spanning the Arkansas River in Webbers Falls, Okla., collapses and kills 14 people after a barge hits it.
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July, Aug. 2002: Two bridges in Central China collapse, killing a combined 19 people.
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Sept. 2001: The Queen Isabella Causeway in Texas collapses after a tow boat captain loses control of a string of barges and currents drive them into a bridge support. Eight people die when their vehicles plummet 85 feet into the channel.
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March 2001: A bridge collapse in Lisbon, Portugal, causes a tour bus to plunge into a river, killing more than 50 people.
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June 1998: A train traveling from Munich to Hamburg derails in Hanover, Germany, leading to the deaths of 101 people. Sections of the train flip off the tracks, causing the overpass to collapse.
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Jan. 17, 1994: The Los Angeles-area Northridge earthquake collapses overpasses on Interstate 10, the nation's busiest freeway, and other highways.
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Oct. 17, 1989: The San Francisco-area Loma Prieta earthquake causes the upper deck of Interstate 880 to collapse, crushing 42 people. The quake also collapses a section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
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April 5, 1987: A bridge on the New York State Thruway near Amsterdam, N.Y., gives way, killing 10 people.
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June 28, 1983: The Interstate 95 bridge over the Mianus River in Greenwich, Conn., collapses, killing three people.
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May 9, 1980: The Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay collapses, killing 35 people. A ship hit the bridge during a storm, sending vehicles plummeting into the water.
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The original I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River opened in November 1967 and was 1,907 feet in length. The replacement bridge opened in September 2008 and measures 1,216 feet in length.
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