South Padres Island, TX, 2001. Minneapolis, MN, 2007. Seattle, WA, 2013. Three towns in three different parts of the country, yet inextricably linked by a common type of disaster – a bridge collapse. In the Minneapolis event, 13 people died and 145 were injured when a routine evening commute over I-35 turned deadly and over 100 cars ended up in the frigid waters of the Mississippi River.
Photo: Shutterstock
Even though bridges are inanimate hulks made of steel and/or concrete, they tend to....