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  • Experts Tie Pigeon Poop, Bridge Collapse

    08/22/2007 2:14:54 PM PDT · by Responsibility2nd · 55 replies · 1,532+ views
    Breitbart ^ | 08/22/2007 | MARTIGA LOHN
    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Pounded and strained by heavy traffic and weakened by missing bolts and cracking steel, the failed interstate bridge over the Mississippi River also faced a less obvious enemy: pigeons. Inspectors began documenting the buildup of pigeon dung on the span near downtown Minneapolis two decades ago. Experts say the corrosive guano deposited all over the Interstate 35W span's framework helped the steel beams rust faster. Although investigators have yet to identify the cause of the bridge's Aug. 1 collapse, which killed at least 13 people and injured about 100, the pigeon problem is one of...