Concrete rains on motorists from Minn. bridge
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - July 28, 2008 They say the slab tore off the underside of an overpass in St.
Paul over the weekend. The 6-foot-by-9-foot section fell onto two
vehicles.
More than eight hours of gridlock followed along Interstate 35E
as crews inspected the overpass, which shuttles nearly 140,000
motorists a day through downtown St. Paul. Authorities say the
50-year-old bridge is "structurally safe."
The incident comes nearly a year after the deadly collapse of a
Mississippi River bridge in neighboring Minneapolis. The St. Paul
bridge isn't scheduled to be replaced until 2014.