LOCAL

Minneapolis bridge collapse

A rescue worker enters a car in the water to search for a victim after the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed during the evening rush hour in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Aug.1, 2007.
A rescue worker enters a car in the water to search for a victim after the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed during the evening rush hour in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Aug.1, 2007.
The Gainesville Sun
A collapsed portion of the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River is seen Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, in Minneapolis.
A collapsed portion of the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River is seen Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, in Minneapolis.
The Gainesville Sun
Morning rush hour traffic heads into downtown Minneapolis from Interstate 35W Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007 as a sign directs traffic to detour from the junction of Interstate 94 and Interstate 35W where the bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed Wednesday.
Morning rush hour traffic heads into downtown Minneapolis from Interstate 35W Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007 as a sign directs traffic to detour from the junction of Interstate 94 and Interstate 35W where the bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed Wednesday.
The Gainesville Sun
Onlookers look at the remains of the Interstate 35W bridge, which is a major Minneapolis artery that carries more than 100,000 vehicles a day, after it collapsed into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007.
Onlookers look at the remains of the Interstate 35W bridge, which is a major Minneapolis artery that carries more than 100,000 vehicles a day, after it collapsed into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007.
The Gainesville Sun
Vehicles are scattered along the broken remains of the Interstate 35W bridge, which stretches between Minneapolis and St. Paul, after it collapsed into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, sending vehicles, tons of concrete and twisted metal crashing into the water.
Vehicles are scattered along the broken remains of the Interstate 35W bridge, which stretches between Minneapolis and St. Paul, after it collapsed into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, sending vehicles, tons of concrete and twisted metal crashing into the water.
The Gainesville Sun
People surround an injured woman on the sidewalk along West River Parkway near the Interstate 35W bridge, which stretches between Minneapolis and St. Paul, after the highway collapsed into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007.
People surround an injured woman on the sidewalk along West River Parkway near the Interstate 35W bridge, which stretches between Minneapolis and St. Paul, after the highway collapsed into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007.
The Gainesville Sun
Rescue workers gather on the Interstate 35W bridge, which stretches between Minneapolis and St. Paul, after it collapsed Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour.
Rescue workers gather on the Interstate 35W bridge, which stretches between Minneapolis and St. Paul, after it collapsed Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour.
The Gainesville Sun
An unidentified bystander checks on a driver in a minivan on a section of the Interstate 35W freeway bridge after it collapsed Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, in Minneapolis, over the Mississippi River during evening rush hour sending vehicles, tons of concrete and twisted metal crashing into the water.
An unidentified bystander checks on a driver in a minivan on a section of the Interstate 35W freeway bridge after it collapsed Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, in Minneapolis, over the Mississippi River during evening rush hour sending vehicles, tons of concrete and twisted metal crashing into the water.
The Gainesville Sun