Details on the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis:
CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED 1967
BRIDGE TYPE Deck steel truss
LENGTH 1,907 feet
WIDTH Eight lanes
HEIGHT 64 feet above Mississippi River
TRAFFIC VOLUME 141,000 cars
INSPECTION: Annual inspections since 1993; last inspected in June 2006
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