Season 1 · Episode 51
51: I35 West
The I35W bridge over the Mississippi River carried 140,000 cars every day. Inspections in 1999 and 2003 showed damage to support plates that was dismissed as unimportant at the time. We look into how poor design checking and assumptions led to the …
August 27, 202336m 0s
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The I35W bridge over the Mississippi River carried 140,000 cars every day. Inspections in 1999 and 2003 showed damage to support plates that was dismissed as unimportant at the time. We look into how poor design checking and assumptions led to the bridge collapsing in 2007, costing the lives of 13 people.
With John Chidgey.
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Episode Gold Producers: 'r' and Steven Bridle.
Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Jared Roman, Joel Maher, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring, Dave Jones and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
With thanks to Joe Stariha for the topic suggestion.
With John Chidgey.
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Reports:
General Information:
Articles:
- Design errors factor in 2007 bridge collapse
- NTSB releases final report
- Despite final NTSB report, some still have questions
Videos:
Litigation:
- NTSB is wrong about cause of bridge collapse
- Last Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Lawsuit Settled For $52.4 Million
Support Causality on Patreon
Episode Gold Producers: 'r' and Steven Bridle.
Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Jared Roman, Joel Maher, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring, Dave Jones and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
With thanks to Joe Stariha for the topic suggestion.
Topics
BridgesCausalityCivilStructures