Lessons for Baltimore: How Minneapolis recovered from its I-35W bridge collapse 17 years ago
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Lessons for Baltimore: How Minneapolis recovered from its I-35W bridge collapse 17 years ago

The collapse of the the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday is unfortunately not the first deadly collapse of a major interstate bridge in the US. But the response to a bridge failure in Minneapolis 17 years ago‚ one of the most catastrophic bridge failures in recent memory‚ could serve as a roadmap for Baltimore moving forward. On August 1‚ 2007‚ when cars were bumper to bumper in evening rush hour traffic along Interstate 35W in Minneapolis‚ the heavily...