* 2007 – The I-35W Mississippi River bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses during the evening rush hour.

The second was on August 2, 2007, the day after the I-35W Mississippi River bridge had collapsed a few blocks away from the Metrodome.

The I-35W Mississippi River bridge ( officially known simply as Bridge 9340 ) was an eight-lane steel truss arch bridge that carried Interstate 35W across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

On August 1, 2007, the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River, killing 13 people and injuring over 50.

The I-35W Mississippi River bridge seen from below in 2006

The I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was well known for its black ice before it collapsed in 2007 into the Mississippi River.

Within days after the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge, Oberstar introduced and succeeded in passing legislation to appropriate $ 250 million to the Minnesota Department of Transportation to quickly build a replacement bridge.

* 2007-The I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota collapses, killing 13 people.

An example of the latter is when the Federal Highway Administration issued a CATEX to construct the replacement bridge in the wake of the I-35W Mississippi River Bridge Collapse.

News of the work was prompted by the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

The collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minnesota on August 1, 2007 has renewed concerns about the bridge's structural integrity.

A project to replace both spans is underway, as these bridges are approximately the same design and age as the I-35W Mississippi River bridge which collapsed in 2007.

When the roadbed is atop the truss it is called a deck truss ( an example of this was the I-35W Mississippi River bridge ), when the truss members are both above and below the roadbed, it is called a through truss ( an example of this application is the Pulaski Skyway ), and where the sides extend above the roadbed but are not connected, a pony truss or half-through truss.

Others have opposed using Washington Avenue for a pedestrian transit mall, and have opposed using the Washington Avenue bridge, citing traffic concerns, along with the age of the bridge, when other bridges upriver could be used to cross the Mississippi River: the 10th Avenue Bridge, the new I-35W bridge, or the Northern Pacific Bridge Number 9.

** The I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, which collapsed on August 1, 2007

In Brooklyn Center, I-94 splits from I-694 and then I-94 travels south toward downtown Minneapolis, while I-694 continues its beltway function, crossing the Mississippi River, and then passing through the communities of Fridley and New Brighton, where it has an interchange with I-35W.

After the August 1, 2007 collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kanjorski said he believed the $ 250, 000, 000 bill passed by Congress to rebuild the bridge was a ripoff because it exceeded the normal $ 100, 000, 000 limit for emergency relief projects.

* The collapse of the multi-span I-35W Mississippi River Bridge on August 1, 2007

In August 2007, after the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge, Rybak asked Governor Tim Pawlenty and Minnesota state officials to implement its replacement, ensuring that the new bridge would be capable of handling mass transit.

In 2007 the I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapsed in Minneapolis.

* I-35W Mississippi River bridge

Later the bridge, upgraded several times, would be replaced by the I-35W Minnesota River bridge.

This failure occurred less than 18 months after URS Corporation settled for $ 52. 4 million in response to lawsuits brought by victims of the Minneapolis I-35W bridge collapse.

Following the collapse of the Minneapolis I-35W arch-truss bridge on August 1, 2007, the Washington State Department of Transportation was directed to perform inspections of all steel cantilever bridges in the state that used gusset plates in their design, including the George Washington Memorial Bridge.

were with the bus the day the I-35W Bridge collapsed at 6: 05pm on Wednesday, August 1, 2007.

In comparison, the I-35W Mississippi River bridge, another fracture critical bridge which collapsed on August 1, 2007, received a sufficiency rating of 50.

Nearby Gatzke resident Jeremy Hernandez was honored on August 15, 2007 for his role in rescuing dozens of children on a school bus trapped in the rubble of the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis.

Cloud was closed on March 20, 2008, after bent gusset plates were found in an inspection ; similar to gusset plates that caused the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis to collapse on August 1, 2007.

Following the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota in August 2007, Kentucky officials ( including Governor Ernie Fletcher ), sought to reassure motorists that Kentucky's bridges are safe by conducting a special safety review of all long-span bridges at that time.

The doubleheader was necessitated after an August 2 game vs. Kansas City was postponed one day after the I-35W Bridge collapse in downtown Minneapolis.

After 1934, U. S. 65 was realigned to follow the present day route of I-35 / I-35W from Faribault to Minneapolis.

The route had turned southward along I-35W, Washington Avenue, and Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis ; and connected to what is now State Highway 77 ( Cedar Avenue Freeway ).

I-35 and I-35W roughly follow the same route old U. S. 65 used to take from Albert Lea to downtown Minneapolis.

In July 2005, a small section of State Highway 65 in downtown Minneapolis, between Washington Avenue and I-35W, was turned back to city maintenance.

* Learning from bridge failure: Collapses such as the I-35W in Minneapolis give engineers the best clues about what not to do.

The current HOV lanes on I-35W between Burnsville and Richfield are being converted to HOT and a priced dynamic shoulder is being added northbound from 46th Street to downtown Minneapolis.

The short route connects I-35W, Highway 62, and Lyndale Avenue in South Minneapolis.

Before I-35W was completed to downtown Minneapolis, old U. S. Highway 65 briefly took this stub ( present day 121 ) to rejoin its old alignment on Lyndale Avenue South.

However, I-5W and most of the other Interstates around the country with directional suffixes were eventually renumbered or eliminated, sans I-35E and I-35W in Texas and Minnesota.

Part of I-215 was originally built and signed as Interstate 15E, but this was later changed as almost all of the Interstates around the country with directional suffixes were eventually renumbered or eliminated, sans I-35E and I-35W in Texas and Minnesota.

Lino Lakes ' main shopping area is the Town Center on I-35W and Lake Drive.

A piece of the city sits on the east side of I-35W isolated from the rest of the city.

Hillsboro, located on Interstate 35 where I-35E and I-35W meet south of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, is the primary center for trade and commerce in Hill County.

Today, the falls is defined by the locks and dams of the Upper Saint Anthony Falls, just downstream of the 3rd Avenue Bridge, and the Lower Saint Anthony Falls, just upstream of the I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge.

The new I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge can be seen in the background.

Continuing east, I-820 has a junction with I-35W at a stack interchange.

Security camera images show the I-35W collapse in animation, looking north.

It heads due north at the Denton Highway and continues to run parallel to I-35W through many D / FW suburbs, including Haltom City, Watauga, Keller, Westlake, Roanoke, and Argyle.

Until 1976, I-135 was designated as I-35W.

Until September 13, 1976, I-135 was signed as I-35W.