I-35W

Driving along … and the roadway vanishes beneath you. What’s it like to survive a bridge collapse?

Survivors of past bridge failures in Minnesota and Texas tell The Associated Press that the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore brings back harrowing memories of their own ordeals.

A gold pin in the shape of Minnesota – with the words “Interstate 35W ‘Bridge’ Remembering August 1, 2007” – is photographed on Linda Paul in St. Paul, Minn., on March 27, 2024. She survived the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis on Aug. 1, 2007, and was reminded of it after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed…

Video: Small plane crash lands on Twin Cities highway

ARDEN HILLS, Minn. (KVRR) – A small plane landed and hit a vehicle on Interstate 35W in the Twin Cities area Wednesday. The single-engine Bellanca Viking temporarily closed part of the highway in Arden Hills. Two people were onboard.  No injuries were reported. The pilot was 52-year-old Craig Gifford of Minneapolis. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation and Safety Board…

MnDOT Honors Fallen Transportation Workers on Worker Memorial Day

The Interstate 35W Bridge in Minneapolis will be lit orange.

ST PAUL, Minn.–The Minnesota Department of Transportation is honoring the men and women killed or injured while working on state roadways on Tuesday. Due to the Gov. Walz’s Stay at Home order, MnDot will not be hosting any events, but the Interstate 35W Bridge in Minneapolis will be lit orange to commemorate the 35 MnDot workers and 15 contractors who…