Minneapolis Bridge

[pasithea]

"Other logistical questions loom. The bridge carries an estimated 200,000 cars a day. That traffic will have to be rerouted indefinitely.

The bridge also was expected to be a key artery during the Republican National Convention in the summer of 2008.
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My my. Wouldn't it be convenient if it were determined the collapse were somehow due to terrorism and demonstrates clearly that we need even more of a police state.

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[emiofbrie.livejournal.com]

From what I've been hearing, terrorism has already been ruled out.

The bridge was 40 years old, and a custom design created out of convenience. It was basically a heavy slab of 8-lane concrete on top of a lighter steel frame, and was under construction in some way or another almost every summer.

[yetanotherbob.livejournal.com]

Mandatory slam: Considering how terrorism is the use of fear for personal and political gains, and one who let the bridge fall into disrepair is a member of the GOP, who has been using fear of others for personal and political gains...