I wanted to express belated condolences and sympathy concerning the Minneapolis bridge collapse. I have only been to Minneapolis a couple of times, but had universally good experiences there. I remember how horrifying the freeway collapse was during the 1989 Loma Prieta quake, as well as the destruction to the Bay Bridge. On a small scale, over a year ago, our road out of where I live in Felton collapsed into the creek suddenly during a storm; I actually drove over it about an hour before it was declared unsafe to drive over. I cannot imagine how terrifying it would be to experience a bridge collapsing.
I heard today that many cities are rushing to inspect bridges. I think this is a good and extremely timely idea. Maybe another tragedy like this one can be averted.
My link today is to an NPR report on the story.
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