The Minneapolis Bridge Collapse that Sounded the Alarm on US Infrastructure
Grade
9-12
Lesson Duration
From Retro Report
On August 1, 2007 the I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River suddenly collapsed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, sending vehicles plunging into the water. Using archival footage, this documentary video (9:54) features interviews with survivors and accident investigators and details the cause of the collapse.
Transcript included.