35W Bridge links
For those keeping up with news about the 35W Bridge tragedy, here are some useful links, far from complete:
City Pages updates
http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/
Current MNDot footage of highway
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/tmc/trafficinfo/cameras_map.html
CNN footage of bridge collapsing
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/tmc/trafficinfo/cameras_map.html
Star Tribune gallery
http://www.startribune.com/10136/gallery/1338445.html
AP and Star Tribune photos at Livejournal
http://drugoi.livejournal.com/2280005.html
"Functionally deficient" bridges in Minnesota, PDF
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/programmanagement/pdf/planning_metro_dist.pdf
"Functionally deficient" and "structurally obsolete" bridges in the U.S
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/defbr06.htm
Bush's speech today
http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2007/08/west_wing_and_a.php
Youtube footage
http://pages.e-democracy.org/35W_video
Alternate routes around 35W bridge, PDF
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/hottopics/35wDetour.pdf
Public Routes website for redirect
http://www.publicroutes.com
WCCO coverage
http://wcco.com/bridgecollapse
35W Bridge Wikipedia entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-35W_Mississippi_River_Bridge
MNSpeak, ILX, and Modern Radio threads
Popular Mechanics editorial
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/transportation/4219981.html
CNN on that bus
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/02/bridge.collapse.schoolbus/index.html
CNN: Bridge problems noted twice since 2001
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/02/bridge.structure/index.html
Bush coming on Saturday
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22181842-1702,00.html
Federal information on 35W
http://govpubs.lib.umn.edu/
Overview of press coverage
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=101&aid=127877






















