In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >
> > > FWIW... I just took a look at the bridge on Goole Maps and the bridge
> > > looks
> > > a little funky. It seems to have a bit of a wow to the right (east) right
> > > about the middle of the river. I thought perhaps it was arched, but the
> > > shadow in the water looks straight.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Flat bridge deck across the water; arched below. I can't find a
> > "before" picture.
>
> Oops.. I stand corrected. I was looking at a section of bridge in I 35
> further south. I had zoomed in on a bridge over a narrow band of water that
> I had assumed was the Mississippi River, but when I looked at it again just
> now I realized that was not it.

One of the guys on another newsgroup is a self proclaimed road geek and
he's got pictures of lots of interesting stuff on his site. Here's a
link with information about the bridge that went down.
http://www.visi.com/~jweeks/bridges/pages/ms16.html
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pics of Ronald McDonald House dinner posted 6-24-2007