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Death count in Minneapolis bridge collapse rises to five
Larry McCormack/the Tennessean via AP
Bridge inspectors from the Tennessee Department of Transportation look under the Victory Memorial Bridge in Nashville. The Federal Highway Administration issued an advisory on Aug. 2 urging states to conduct inspections of bridges similar to the one that collapsed on Aug. 1 in Minneapolis.
Geoeye Satellite Image via Associated Press
This satellite image shows the Interstate 35W bridge (center left) in Minneapolis. The Aug. 2 image was released by GeoEye Satellite after the bridge buckled injuring scores and killing at least five.
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MINNEAPOLIS — The medical examiner's office confirmed on Aug. 3 that a fifth body had been pulled from the site of the Mississippi River bridge collapse.
Police said the death count would surely grow because bodies had been spotted in the fast-moving currents.
Authorities said 79 people were injured and eight were listed as missing. The number of cars in the water was not known for certain.
The bridge was last inspected in June 2006.
Previous inspections found fatigue cracks in the spans approaching the river and corrosion in the steel around the bridge's joints. Those problems were repaired.
The bridge was designated "structurally deficient" as early as 1990. Starting in 1993, the bridge was inspected annually instead of every other year.
Structurally deficient means some portions of the bridge needed to be scheduled for repair. The bridge, completed in 1967, wasn't a candidate for replacement until 2020.
