Saturday Marks 8th Anniversary Of I-35W Bridge Collapse
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Many Minnesotans are taking a moment Saturday to remember the lives lost in the Interstate 35W bridge tragedy.
Saturday marks eight years since the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis.
Thirteen people were killed and 145 others hurt when the bridge fell into the Mississippi River August 1, 2007.
The National Transportation Safety Board cited a design flaw as the likely main cause of the collapse.
Construction began immediately on a new bridge which opened on September 18, 2008.
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