Avoid Minneapolis - 35 through the cities unpassable.
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:57 pm
I live just north of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area. A bridge in Minneapolis has collapsed, the main 35W route through Minneapolis. St. Paul 35E has a weight restriction of only 9M lbs gross weight, and with the entire bridge over Mississippi River now collapsed, there's no way to get through minneapolis/St. Paul via 35. Take 494/694 around....and the 694/35E is closed due to construction so maybe go West around Mpls rather than East.
Just to aid in trip planning.
I'm sure most national news will have more stories on the bridge. Nobody I know (as far as I know) were on the bridge. I drove there yesterday and my Doctor's office exit is right where the bridge goes, so I'll get to figure out my round-about way, thankfully I wasn't there today.
Road construction is notorious here in Minn. in summer, due to weather, so this just complicates any truck/RV travel around the cities. Don't know how soon it will be before there will be any kind of detour.
Just in case you were planning on travelling this direction.
trish
Just to aid in trip planning.
I'm sure most national news will have more stories on the bridge. Nobody I know (as far as I know) were on the bridge. I drove there yesterday and my Doctor's office exit is right where the bridge goes, so I'll get to figure out my round-about way, thankfully I wasn't there today.
Road construction is notorious here in Minn. in summer, due to weather, so this just complicates any truck/RV travel around the cities. Don't know how soon it will be before there will be any kind of detour.
Just in case you were planning on travelling this direction.
trish