Minnesota Tragedy Sparks Review
Risk Management; New York › Vol. 54 Nbr. 10, October 2007
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Summary
On the first day of August, the most heavily used bridge in Minneapolis collapsed unexpectedly. The collapse in Minnesota immediately moved New York Governor Eliot Spitzer to increase inspections of 49 similar bridges in the state, eight of which are located within New York City. Safety experts within New York say that budget cuts are ultimately endangering the bridges, as they restrict amounts that are used for repair and replacement, not to mention inspection. A study performed in 2001 by the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota, which is ironically just a few blocks away from the fallen bridge, pronounced that the 1-35 Bridge possessed this particular risk. But the study concluded that fatigue cracking of the deck truss is not likely and that replacement of the bridge may be deferred. If such is the case, bridge and infrastructure insurers would need to re-evaluate their strategies for insuring structures in the future.
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Minnesota Tragedy Sparks Review
On the first day of August, the most heavily used bridge in Minneapolis collapsed unexpectedly. Witnesses described hearing what sounded like an explosion going off, and then watching as a large portion of the Interstate 35 West bridge crumbled and fell into the Mississippi River below, taking with it scores of cars that had been standing in bumper-to-bumper traffic during rush hour.
This bridge was the busiest in Minneapolis, typically used by over 14...See the full content of this document
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