The I-35W Mississippi River bridge was an eight-lane, steel truss arch bridge that carried Interstate 35W across the Mississippi River one-half mile downstream from the Saint Anthony Falls in Minneapo
Bridge 9340 in May 2006, one year prior to collapse
I 35W bridge structure before collapse
Bridge as seen from above after the collapse
South end of I-35W bridge as seen from West River Parkway
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In structural engineering and construction, a gusset plate is a plate for connecting beams and girders to columns. A gusset plate can be fastened to a permanent member either by bolts, rivets or weldi
I-35W Mississippi River bridge
…injuring 145. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) cited a design flaw as the likely cause of the collapse, noting that an excessively thin gusset plate ripped along a line of rivets. The amount of weight on the bridge at the time of failure was also cited by the NTSB as a contributing factor. Help came…
Gusset plate used on the I-35W Mississippi River bridge, which collapsed in 2007
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