My layout........from the bridge collapse
Some photos that I received from a friend of the bridge collapse in Minneapolis this week. The journaling says it all:
7:45 pm - My sister called me from Chicago.
You'd better turn on your TV, she said. Your
interstate has collapsed. So I did - and saw the
first of the many horrific images that would
haunt me, my friends and neighbors, and
fellow Minnesotans for hours and
days to come. The Interstate 35W
bridge over the Mississippi River
had collapsed, with no warning,
during rush hour at 6:05 PM.
I immediately thought of my
co-workers, many of whom
cross that bridge on their way
home to the suburbs north of
Minneapolis. The building we
work in sits right on 35W,
making it a popular route for
them. Three of our employees
did in fact go down on that
bridge when it fell; fortunately
two were able to walk away,
one was injured but survived.
The stories and images and
videos were on every TV
station. I couldn't sleep that
night; very few did. Images
of broken concrete and
tangled steel, crushed and
twisted vehicles, injured,
dazed people, frantic
family members, heroic
rescues and survivors,
will remain indelible in
our minds - and will
forever change this city
and state in which I live.
Beyond Repair by Lauren Bavin
http://store.digitalscrapbookplace.c...oducts_id=5735
Photo of highway sign by me
All other photos by Tim Davis, Minnesota, used with permission.
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