I-5 Bridge Collapse

It was not a structural thing. Apparently a oversize truck hit a support beam.

It is structural if a hit somewhere on the bridge makes it collapse. It should be able to withstand accidents with cars and trucks hitting parts of the structure without it collapsing.

Not when an oversize rig hits the supporting beam which caused the bridge to fall. It was too tall for the bridge. They failed to review the route before crossing. It had nothing to do with just hitting any beam. I have traveled that bridge hundreds of time and the structure was good. But you take an oversized rig with pilot cars and they don't follow the rules s*** happens.

The bridge is over 50 years old. Hard to believe it has never taken a good hit before. Should be interesting.

I hate the term "Functionly obsolete"! It simply means the newer improved design standards exist now that this bridge doesn't meet. This has to do with width of travel lanes, shoulders , and vertical clearance! This has nothing to do strength of the bridge.
Most bridges more than five years old are "Functionly Obsolete"!

One of the people who ended up in the water was interviewed on TV ,outside the Hospital where His Wife is recovering.

He stated that the Truck pulling the oversized Load was unable to move to the Left (centre of Bridge) despite having His signals on to do so because another Transport Truck was in the Left Lane overtaking Him!

If what He stated is true the Police should be trying to locate and question the driver of that other Truck.

It seems to Me that other traffic must have slowed to allow the Oversized Load to proceed, other wise I'm sure there would have been many more Vehicles involved.

Seems this was caused by another idiot behind the wheel. After seeeing it on the news tonight I thought the oversized load striking the bridge caused it. Just goes to show one shouldn't place blame till the whole truth is known.

News broadcasters, when they don't know what is going on, still have to say something. I could tell from the beginning that they were shooting in the dark and had to say something. What a waste the reporting was. Just glad no one died

You're so right revump. I don't think anyone really trusts the electronic media any more. What scares the******out of me is where do we get our information any more? Where is the next Walter Cronkite? None of these current lackeys has enough integrity to fill a thimble.

Looks like WDOT is on target to have the Bailey bridge up by Mid June!

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/I5/SkagitRiverBridgeReplacement