A drainage hole on the bridge deck plugged up. Rust showed above piers. Seven years after the collapse of its predecessor, the new Interstate 35W bridge has been showing its age.

The in-depth story of the i-35w Mississippi River Bridge Collapse The City of Minneapolis is the largest and most populous city in the State of Minnesota. Along with the state capital, St. Paul ...

I-35W bridge collapses into Mississippi River MINNEAPOLIS -- A freeway bridge collapsed during bumper-to-bumper rush-hour traffic Wednesday night, killing at least seven people in what Minnesota's ...

The I-35W bridge was completed in 1967, placing it in the last generation before safety rules were upgraded. The bridge collapse was caught on a surveillance video.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- As terrible as Aug. 1, 2007 was for Minnesota, we all know it could have been even worse if it weren't for the hands that helped that day. The I-35W bridge collapse killed 13 ...

More than a dozen people died 16 years ago when the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed during the evening rush hour in Minneapolis. Tuesday marks the anniversary of the Aug. 1, 2007, collapse that ...

Probe studies truss reinforcement. Engineers probing the Aug. 1 bridge disaster in Minneapolis are anxious to disclose their findings, but federal officials with the National Transportation Safety ...

The collapse left a lasting impression on the rebuilt structure, prompting designers to include “smart bridge” technology.

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 bridges.

The Interstate 35W bridge collapse followed a 17-year period of decision struggles due to budget shortages, lack of command clarity and missed opportunities to detect problems in the bridge ...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation wasn’t concerned about the de-icing system used on the 35W bridge — in fact the agency is planning to install a similar system on the failed bridge ...

The United States Fire Administration (USFA) just released a 60-page report: I-35W Bridge Collapse and Response on the August 1, 2007 bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that killed 13 ...