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I tend to agree. Not a high profile target that a large, organized, group would go after. No claim of credit that a smaller “mom & pop” operation would be releasing to gain notoriety. Though it might be wise to consider a disgruntled construction worker or DoT employee trying to make a point and succeeding beyond his/her wildest dreams.

1,868 posted on 08/02/2007 6:30:17 AM PDT by brothers4thID (FDT: "Every notice that while our problems are getting bigger, our politicians are getting smaller?")

I am not an engineer, but I am in large scale commercial construction and I’m familiar with structural steel and concrete. There is a lot more to this than just slapping on some explosives like they show in the movies. This bridge DROPPED, amateur explosives would have blown OUT. The piles look untouched (which is the first place an amateur would have placed explosives). And NOBODY reported any odor from explosives.

Could terrorists have done this? YES. However, they would have needed demolition experts, structural engineers and original plans for the bridge. With this level of expertise, it would have made more sense to destroy an office building full of people.