I-35 Bridge collapse

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Originally Posted by dropit69

the news said that the bridge was under repairs when it collapsed but the before pics really dont show any repair ?..what a tragedy..

They were doing road resurfacing and repairing/replacing guard rails on the bridge.

As for the passing inspections, that's a technicality. It was deemed in need of repair, but given an ok to continue use. There was a comment that collapse was possible if the roadbed was to come apart, but was unlikely to happen in the near future. That was just a couple years ago, from what the interviews I've seen said. I think the construction workers just may have reached that spot.