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Lower Lock and Dam Entrance158 viewsThe entrance to the lower lock and dam is blocked. In the upper left of this picture, as well as the previous picture, you can see the wooden stairway that was added to give access to the lock until the debris can be removed.
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Road Signs and Crumbled Decking152 viewsA lot of major roads come together just south of the bridge, and these signs indicated which lanes to stay in depending on which route you wanted.
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Bohemian Flats143 viewsOne final view of the Bohemian Flats area, with the U of MN-themed Washington Avenue Bridge in the background.
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Collapse from 10th Avenue Bridge142 viewsAnother picture from the same vantage point as the previous.
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West River Parkway140 viewsThis is normally a scenic river parkway with adjacent bike and walking paths.
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Collapse from Stone Arch Bridge138 viewsAgain, best seen if enlarged. At the time these pictures were taken, there were still a number of bodies unrecovered and the recovery effort was in full swing.
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Underexposed136 viewsThis photo was unintentionally underexposed. If the darkness wasn't almost hiding the remants of a tragedy, this could be considered a cool picture...
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North pier tilted134 viewsThe north pier was tilted badly toward the river, but this is likely due to the collapse, not the cause of it.
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Northern Pier131 views
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Collapse from 10th Avenue Bridge129 viewsAnother angle.
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Railway Accident128 viewsA train was passing under the bridge when it collapsed. Several cars are still there.
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North Pier119 viewsThis was the north-side pier that held the main span across the river.
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