Question:

What type of bridge is the I-35 bridge that was involved in the collapse in Minneapolis?
I think it looks like a cantilever, but I can't tell.

Answers:

A-Best: Steel arch truss bridge. http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=3438334&page=1 This is a good site to show different basic bridge designs. http://pghbridges.com/basics.htm I-35W at Washington. traffic cam: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/tmc/trafficinfo/metrocams/cameras/628.html http://www.dot.state.mn.us/tmc/trafficinfo/cameras_map.html Local news: http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox/ http://www.kare11.com/news/ Live feed. http://media.myfoxtwincities.com/livestream/web_channel/index.htm Collapse video. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2007/08/02/vosli.mn.i35w.bridge.collapse.side.view.cnn http://search.cnn.com/search?type=video&sortBy=date&intl=false&query=video+captures+bridge&x=7&y=4 Less then 15 miles were I live.  

A: I don't know... looks like it was on cement piers???  

A: All I know is that the bridge is closed to 60 years old and they said that it was inspected and was approved....however it had some cracks and bows in it.  

A: Yeah, there was an arch supporting the bridge. No supports in the actual river.  

A: It's a bridge that cars go across.