A Tragedy in Minneapolis

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Peter Matthews / Polaris

Living Nightmare
On August 1, 2007, at 6:05 PM local time, the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, splintered and collapsed into the Mississippi River during rush hour traffic, plunging dozens of cars and tons of concrete and metal into the water below.

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