Bad Bridge

I usually don't post a lot about current events but this one hit home a bit. Living in Minneapolis for 30 years allows me to visualize this, kind of invisible bridge on 35W. It was a the kind of bridge you might not even notice while you whooshed your way over the Mississippi because it was so ordinary. Just a flat road surface with all the important support work tucked underneath it. Nothing like the Golden Gate, Brooklyn or even Bay bridge spans where you "know" you are on a bridge. This was a very quiet bridge until it decided to collapse.

I've been following Aaron Landry's blog for a few years because he lives in Minneapolis and is a friend of Mike Lee. He has some links to some photos of the bridge from a friend who lives next to it. You can also check them out on his flickr page.
http://flickr.com/photos/s4xton/sets/72157601157770382/