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Rail Car Close-up295 viewsA closer view of the rail car. Contents of the car (which I believe was reported to be plastic pellets) is spilled on both sides of the car.
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Collapse295 viewsAnother view of the collapse viewed through the arches of the 10th Avenue Bridge, and taken from Bridge #9.
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Collapse from Stone Arch Bridge294 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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Southern View294 viewsAnother view from the north end of the 10th Avenue Bridge
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Rail Car Accident290 viewsThe other side of the rail cars.
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Looking toward the Collapsed Bridge289 viewsA properly-exposed version of the prior picture, taken from Bridge #9. The bridge in the foreground is the 10th Avenue Bridge, where most of the pictures in this album were taken.
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Bridge Collapse279 viewsView from the north end of the 10th Avenue Bridge. Downtown Minneapolis is in the rightmost background.
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Bohemian Flats275 viewsAnother view of the bridge wreckage being studied.
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Collapsed Span under 10th Avenue Bridge272 viewsTaken from Bridge #9
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Railway Accident270 viewsAnother view of the smashed train.
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Southernmost access spans265 viewsThe south side of the bridge, which led to the West Bank campus and downtown.
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South Pier250 viewsThis was one of two sets of piers that held the main span across the river (no piers were actually in the water). Also of note is the road sign (which says U of MN West Bank Next Right), the construction bathroom, still on the bridge, and the temporary wooden stairway mentioned in earlier photos.
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