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National Briefing | Washington: Bridge Collapse Is Laid to Design Flaw

Nov. 14, 2008
The Minneapolis Interstate bridge that collapsed in 2007, killing 13 people, had cracks in its welds and rust in many places, the National Transportation Safety Board said.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis last year resulted from design errors, federal investigators probing the collapse said Thursday.

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MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A new Interstate 35W bridge across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis should open in September, a year and a month after the old span collapsed.

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Design error contributed to bridge fall

Design error contributed to bridge fall

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A design error on the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis -- gusset plates that were too thin -- contributed to a deadly collapse, federal investigators said Tuesday.

Crack shuts down interstate bridge in Ky.

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Anti-icing system eyed in bridge collapse

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Investigators say they are studying an automated bridge anti-icing system as part of their probe into why Minnesota’s Interstate 35W bridge collapsed.

NTSB looking at I-35W bridge de-icing

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- The make-up of the de-icing system installed on the collapsed Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis is being examined, federal investigators said.

Sixth body identified in bridge collapse

MINNEAPOLIS , Aug. 9 (UPI) -- A 48-year-old man was identified Thursday as the sixth fatality in the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis.

Bridge investigators look at beam joints

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. investigators are looking at the plates that connected steel beams on the Minneapolis bridge that collapsed last week, a federal agency said.

Remnants of Minneapolis bridge unstable

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- The remnants of a Minneapolis highway bridge that collapsed last week are unstable and endangering investigators working in the Mississippi River.

Bush to tour bridge collapse

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. bridge inspection program is to be investigated in hope of avoiding another fatal collapse like the one in Minneapolis, it was announced Saturday.

Feds release $5M grant for bridge cleanup

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Minneapolis will get a $5 million federal grant for cleanup and recovery of the collapsed Interstate 35W bridge, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said.

Bush: 'Robust response' to bridge collapse

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush said Thursday the federal government must "respond robustly" to the deadly Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler