W Mississippi River Bridge collapsed, plunging vehicles into the water below. This disaster exposed the shocking state of U.S. infrastructure. Here’s why it happened.

From the windows of the Twin Cities Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, staff, volunteers and students witnessed the I-35W Bridge collapse Aug. 1, 2007. It happened just yards away from the ...

Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak today announced details of a “Remembrance Garden,” as a memorial to the victims of the Aug. 1, 2007 I-35W bridge collapse. Here’s a press ...

Minneapolis — An engineering firm hired to evaluate the Interstate 35W bridge before it collapsed in 2007 has agreed to pay $52.4 million to more than 130 people affected by the tragedy, attorneys ...

UMinnesota's count of 582 bridges with serious safety or design defects is fewer than most other states, in part because of aggressive investments after the I-35W bridge collapse in 2007.