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Facts about collapsed Minneapolis bridge

Published: Friday, Aug. 3, 2007 12:44 a.m. MDT
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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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