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Bridge Collapse - Gusset Perplexes Engineers

Only a week into the federal investigation of the deadly Interstate–35 bridge collapse , the probe seems to have taken more twists and turns than the mighty Mississippi. Some of those twists have observers even more confused as to what caused a structural failure when the 1,907–ft–long bridge fell into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour on Aug. 1.
Wednesday 15 August, 2007 12:47 PM

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