A bridge I drive across several times a day has collapsed into the Mississippi River.  Mark usually drives across it to get home, but has been taking a detour to avoid construction delays lately.  I don’t know whether he drove across it today (he left the house after the collapse but before we knew about it); if he did, he did it about fifteen minutes before it collapsed at 6:05 p.m.

A Google Maps image of the bridge (before the collapse) is here.  It is the wider of the two bridges in the center of the photograph, the one on the left.

More pictures of the intact bridge here.


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4 responses to “We are safe.”

  1. Oh, good. That is high on my list of worst nightmares, driving into water with kids in the car.

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  2. Glad to know you are OK.

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  3. While it doesn’t help the families of those who did perish, I AM glad to hear that your husband missed it!

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  4. glad to learn that you are all ok
    it reminded me so much of after the earthquake – but then I am a california kid by birth and upbringing

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