The City, the River, the Bridge: Before and After the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

by Roberto Ballarini, Minmao Liao, John O. Anfinson, et al.

Book Overview

On August 1, 2007, just after 6:00 p.m., during the evening rush hour in Minneapolis, the 1,900-foot-long, eight-lane I-35W bridge buckled and crashed into the Mississippi River. The unimaginable had happened right on the doorstep of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. Many of the first responders were from the University, persevering in the midst of chaos and disbelief. In the ensuing weeks, research and engineering teams from the University...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816667675
• ISBN13: 9780816667673
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"