I-35W Bridge Collapse - When 1,000 Feet of Concrete Gave Way. Posted: April 1, 2025 | Last updated: April 24, 2025. Rush hour traffic, 100 cars in motion, and then - nothing but freefall.

Aug. 1, 6:05 p.m.: I-35W bridge over Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapses. Aug. 2: Gov. Tim Pawlenty orders review of state bridge inspection processes and an emergency inspection of similar ...

Upward view from below of the I-35W bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 11, 2011. The original 35W bridge collapsed in 2007.

Baltimore bridge collapse brings up memories of 35W disaster 02:21. MINNEAPOLIS — For many in Minnesota, Tuesday's major bridge collapse in Baltimore is bringing back traumatic memories of the ...

Tragedy struck just after 6 p.m. on Aug. 1, 2007. The Interstate 35W Bridge in Minneapolis, filled with rush hour traffic, plunged into the Mississippi River below. Thirteen people died, and 145 ...

Linda Paul, 72, survived a bridge collapse in Minneapolis on Aug. 1, 2007. The Interstate 35W bridge collapsed without warning into the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis during the evening ...

An image of the I-35W bridge collapse site as seen from a U.S. military helicopter in Minneapolis on August 4, 2007. Credit: REUTERS/Larry Downing Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily ...

On August 1st, 2007, 1 of the busiest arteries in Minneapolis, the I-35 Mississippi River bridge, collapsed during rush hour. More than 50 vehicles, including *** school bus, plunged into the ...

The I-35W bridge failure and collapse resulted in an estimated economic loss of $71,000 to $220,000 per day, depending on how drivers adjusted their trips, ...