Engineers are scrutinizing a St. Peter bridge that’s one of seven truss bridges around the state that has the type of gusset plates fingered in a preliminary report as a possible cause of the I-35W ...
The weakness of gusset plates, the weight of construction materials and the design of the 35W bridge emerged as prime causes of the structure’s Aug. 1, 2007, collapse during the second day of hearings ...
Concerns shut down DeSoto Bridge. With the Interstate 35W bridge collapse of August 1 fresh on their minds, Minnesota Dept. of Transportation officials shut down a 51-year old continuous steel deck ...