soulJAHmon Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 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...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Man it was one thing when you were telling me on ts, but to see these pics is fried! That is scary dude.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulJAHmon Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 (edited) 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Glad everyone is okay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggtato Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Wow atleast everyone is okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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