7 Dead, Dozens Injured In I-35W Bridge Collapse  —  (WCCO) Minneapolis Mangled concrete sitting in a river, smashed cars and thousands of pounds of twisted metal don't even begin to tell the story of what happened when the Interstate 35W bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed …

Pray For The Twin Cities  —  One of the most-traveled freeways in the Twin Cities — a span over the Mississippi River — collapsed about an hour ago.  At the time, the highway had bumper-to-bumper traffic in the middle of rush hour, and dozens of cars have gone into the river or been caught in the rubble:

3 dead as Mississippi River bridge falls amid rush hour in Minneapolis  —  (CNN) — At least three people were killed when an interstate bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapsed Wednesday evening, plunging cars and chunks of concrete into the Mississippi River below.

Reaction: The 35W Bridge Disaster  —  A final note: I've driven across this bridge every few days for thirty years.  There are bridges, and there are bridges; this one had the most magnificent view of downtown available, and it's a miracle I never rear-ended anyone while gawking at the skyline, the old Stone Bridge, the Mississippi.

Interstate Bridge Collapses Into Mississippi River in Minneapolis  —  An eight-lane highway bridge clogged with rush-hour traffic buckled and collapsed into the Mississippi River in central Minneapolis on Wednesday evening, pitching numerous vehicles into the roiling water below.

Bridge falls into Mississippi River  —  MINNEAPOLIS - The entire span of an interstate bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour Wednesday, sending vehicles, tons of concrete and twisted metal crashing into the water.  —  The Interstate 35W bridge …

35W just came down right in front of my house  —  8/2 UPDATE 7:00AM: Sean at MN Publius is entirely correct.  Within approx. 20 mins everyone who could be rescued by us "amateurs" was, but people kept coming.  I have some video I will be uploading later (OSX can't see the file type apparently) …

AN APPALLING CATASTROPHE  —  A little while ago, the Mississippi River Bridge on Highway 35W in downtown Minneapolis collapsed into the river.  35W is the main artery that runs through the Twin Cities; I've crossed that bridge hundreds if not thousands of times.  One of my brothers-in-law crossed it four times today.