Watching the live coverage, apparently a truck hauling oversized cargo crashed into a pillar or something like that, which caused the collapse.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/23/18456081-bridge-collapses-in-washington-state-cars-people-in-water?lite
QuoteBy Andrew Rafferty and Justin Kirschner, NBC News
A bridge along Interstate-5 in Washington State collapsed on Thursday evening, leaving at least two cars and some people submerged in water, according to Washington State Patrol.
It was unclear how many people were in the Skagit River, the waterway in northern Washington that the four-lane bridge crossed.
The incident happened around 7 p.m. local time, and traffic has been closed in both directions.
NBC Seattle affiliate KING5 reported that traffic was significantly backed up in both directions. I-5 is the main freeway that runs along the West Coast.
The bridge was built in 1955 and was listed as "structurally obsolete" by the National Bridge Inventory in its most recent assessment. In a 2010 evaluation, the group said the bridge is "somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is."
However the bridge did not make the Washington Department of Transportation's list of "structurally deficient bridges."
Once again, Tim has been scooped. :P
http://languish.org/forums/index.php/topic,9882.0.html (http://languish.org/forums/index.php/topic,9882.0.html)
Tim :mad:
Sweet karmic justice.
Label your threads better! :mad:
Why the fuck is this news, especially after seeing the picture of the "bridge"?
I guess I will start posting threads with local news from Warsaw. Like a car crash or something.
Quote from: Martinus on May 24, 2013, 12:30:41 AM
Why the fuck is this news, especially after seeing the picture of the "bridge"?
I guess I will start posting threads with local news from Warsaw. Like a car crash or something.
Then dont read the fucking thread.
A bridge collapses, Timmay gets scooped, Marty gets bitchy.
A complete evening.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 24, 2013, 01:17:31 AM
A bridge collapses, Timmay gets scooped, Marty gets bitchy.
A complete evening.
Not yet. We need a Seedy animal angle on it.
Quote from: Martinus on May 24, 2013, 12:30:41 AM
Why the fuck is this news
Dunno, Marti. I'm sure your moving thread is more newsworthy.
I'm pretty surprised no-one was killed.
Quote from: grumbler on May 24, 2013, 12:38:57 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 24, 2013, 01:17:31 AM
A bridge collapses, Timmay gets scooped, Marty gets bitchy.
A complete evening.
Not yet. We need a Seedy animal angle on it.
And Euro/Canadian outrage.
And Shitgoat.
Quote from: Tonitrus on May 24, 2013, 02:22:38 PM
Quote from: grumbler on May 24, 2013, 12:38:57 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 24, 2013, 01:17:31 AM
A bridge collapses, Timmay gets scooped, Marty gets bitchy.
A complete evening.
Not yet. We need a Seedy animal angle on it.
And Euro/Canadian outrage.
I put the Canadian outrage of being inconvenienced getting to Seattle in the proper thread.