Interstate 5 bridge collapse

[soulJAHmon]

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Report-I-5-bridge-collapses-over-Skagit-River-cars-in-water-208758631.html

 

Wow. I drive across that bridge about once a week for years n years. Out of the blue, it collapses into the river. after watching initial reports, I think everyone's ok, Thank God, but our local traffic is gonna be f'ed in the b for a long time......

[Chameleon]

Man it was one thing when you were telling me on ts, but to see these pics is fried! That is scary dude..

[soulJAHmon]

Update, everyone is ok, minor injuries.

 

It was a semi-truck carrying a big steel box of some kind that struck many of the support girders which caused the bridge to separate and begin to fall. The trucker was fro a truck company from Alberta Canada and had the proper permits to cross, but they got something wrong.

 

 Wash.State DOT says over 70,000 vehicles use that bridge daily, and the detour roads are woefully inadequate to handle the new strain.

 

Anyone who ha planned to go north or south on I-5 this weekend for memorial Day should seriously re-think their plans or leave early and be prepared to move very slowly.

 

Her's the info for the detour routes: http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021049359_bridgedetourxml.html

Edited May 24, 2013 by soulJAHmon

[Chameleon]

Glad everyone is okay

[Eggtato]

Wow atleast everyone is okay.