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BRIDGE COLLAPSE |
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The photos that
follow will in no way compete with those that have been presented on
news channels and in newspapers across the globe. These are simply
photos of our point of view. It is what the average Minnesotan can
see as they attempt to take a peek at history.
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Reporters gather at the northern end of the collapsed bridge.
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From this vantage
point only the north end (lower left) and the south end (upper right)
are visible. The center of the bridge has disappeared from the
picture illustrating how far it plummeted into the Mississippi river. |
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is the 35W bridge as it appears today after reconstruction.
The bridge was completed by the one-year anniversary of the
disaster. |
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One of the most
powerful images from the disaster. It is evidence of how just a
matter of seconds or a matter of feet meant the difference between life
and death. The tractor-trailer in the photo burst into flames
after the collapse and its driver perished. Just a few feet away
over fifty children traveling in a school bus survived.
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An image from the west
side of the bridge approximately one third of the way down from the north.
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| The silver car above
somehow landed on the side edge of a twisted highway section. The
young woman driver walked away unharmed. |
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| This is a long
view from the historical Stone Arch Bridge that angles southwest away from
the 35 W Bridge. The center portion of the bridge that fell into the
Mississippi is visible with its white stripes facing the camera. |
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This section of
twisted girders is just to the left of the above photo.
35 W VICTIMS GRAVESITES
AND MEMORIAL
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