Bridge Collapsed

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007 I-35W bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River because of structural failure. It happened at about 6:05pm Central Time during the height of evening rush hour killing seven people and injuring dozens. Cars were crushed under huge slabs of concrete, flipped onto their roofs or thrown in the river as the 40-year-old bridge, packed with vehicles bumper to bumper traffic, collapsed with a thunderous roar.