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Bridge was rated ‘structurally deficient’ in 2005

http://www.startribune.com/10204/story/1338970.html

The highway bridge that collapsed into the Mississippi River on Wednesday was rated as “structurally deficient” two years ago and possibly in need of replacement.

By Dan Browning, Star Tribune

The highway bridge that collapsed into the Mississippi River on Wednesday was rated as “structurally deficient” two years ago and possibly in need of replacement.
That rating was contained in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Bridge Inventory database.

Aamodt said the department plans its bridge repairs using information from the Bridge Inventory database.

Many other bridges nationwide carry the same designation that the I-35W bridge received, Aamodt said.

1,768 posted on 08/02/2007 4:15:11 AM PDT by Milwaukee_Guy (Don't hit them between the eyes. Hit them right -in- the eyes!)

To: Milwaukee_Guy

Probably already asked several times but...

...are there laws in place that insulate the government from law suits if it is proven the bridge was structurally deficient?

1,773 posted on 08/02/2007 4:20:02 AM PDT by DCPatriot ("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))

To: Milwaukee_Guy; All

Now does anyone know if the names and locations of the other structurally deficient bridges is available online?

1,831 posted on 08/02/2007 5:48:49 AM PDT by tutstar (Baptist Ping list - freepmail me to get on or off.)

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