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[[File:I35W Bridge.jpg|thumb|The bridge in 2006]]
The '''I-35W Mississippi River bridge''' was an eight-lane steel [[arch bridge]] in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]. It opened in 1967. It was the third busiest bridge in Minnesota.<ref>{{cite web|title=I-35W Bridge Collapse Myths|publisher=Weeks, John A. III|url=http://www.johnweeks.com/i35w/i35wmyths.html|access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> It carried over 140,000 vehicles daily.<ref>{{cite web|title=2006 Traffic Volumes|publisher=The Minnesota DOT|url=http://www.dot.state.mn.us/traffic/data/maps/indexmaps/2006/mplsin.pdf|access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref>

On August 1, 2007, during the evening rush hour, a major failure caused the bridge to fall down. The bridge collapse killed 13 people and injured at least 145 more people. The U.S. [[National Transportation Safety Board]] said a problem with the design probably caused the bridge to fall. They said a too-thin [[steel]] plate ripped along a line of rivets. Also, additional weight at the time due to ongoing rehabilitation construction led to the major failure that caused the bridge to fall into the [[Mississippi River]].<ref>{{cite report|title=Design Errors Factor in 2007 Bridge Collapse|publisher=USA Today|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-11-13-628592230_x.htm|access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> It later was replaced with the I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge which opened in September 2008. The new bridge that opened in 2008 carries 10 lanes.

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