Article: MnDOT closes St. Cloud bridge; Gusset plates are bending in four areas on the bridge, which has the same design as the collapsed Interstate 35W bridge.(NEWS)

Article: I-35W bridge was doomed from the start; Investigators will say the blame lies with designers who erred in calculating the size of key gusset plates, sources say.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ......fail -- were the only gusset plates on the bridge that were undersized...this fracture critical bridge, whereas normally gusset plates are expected to be stronger...adequately scrutinize gusset plates on the bridge when another layer of...

Article: NTSB bridge findings beg more questions; I-35W collapse shows, routine inspections aren't enough.(NEWS)(Editorial)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 16, 2008 ;     545 words ......at the time of the bridge's construction allowed undersized gusset plates to be installed...components, including the gusset plates, of a bridge of similar type...main trusses of the bridge. These 16 gusset plates (2 at each node...

Article: Winona reels from bridge closing; The abrupt closing of the Hwy. 43 bridge has created a giant headache. A riverboat shuttle may offer relief.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 5, 2008 ;     700+ words ......scrutinize the gusset plates holding together aging steel bridges. In Minnesota...concerns its gusset plates weren't adequate for a bridge whose deck had...the bridge's gusset plates that showed rust. The Winona bridge had been scheduled...

Article: First of 35W lawsuits served; On the eve of hearings into the bridge collapse, victims accuse two private firms of failing to do their jobs.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 13, 2008 ;     700+ words ......2-inch thickness of gusset plates U10 and L11 was...insufficient to carry the bridge loads, the suits...recalculating the gusset plates on steel-truss bridges statewide and has...the size of the bridge's key gusset plates. Rosenker, a Republican...

Article: I-35W BRIDGE COLLAPSE; Steel plates, extra weight raise red flags; Federal officials concentrate on a possible design flaw and warn bridge engineers nationwide to watch weight of construction work.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  August 9, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the stress on the bridge's gusset plates may have been a factor...of the 40-year-old bridge was built with hundreds of gusset plates - metal plates of...familiar with the I-35W bridge said the structure's gusset plates are prone to fatigue...

Article: NTSB Implicates Design Flaw in Collapse Of Interstate 35W Bridge in Minneapolis
Transport Topics;  January 21, 2008 ;     700+ words ......last week. Gusset plates are widely...steel truss bridges and the Transportation...should include gusset plates in calculating...much load a bridge can carry...including gusset plates, remain within...requirements." Bridge load rating...

Article: Design Flaw Said to Have Caused Minn. Bridge to Collapse
The Washington Post;  January 15, 2008 ;     463 words ......ard's findings. Some gusset plates on the bridge, which carried...to the sources. Gusset plates are common on steel bridges across the nation...detailed studies of bridges before renovating, and that gusset plates are looked at as...

Article: Gusset plates: Minnesota's favorite scapegoat.(NEWS)(JAMES LILEKS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 8, 2008 ;     382 words ......season: They closed the bridge that connects Winona...18-wheeler across the bridge; now they're waiting...might have put the bridge in the drink. You...all together now: GUSSET PLATES. That's all you really...lives. Says here the bridge will close, Lena...a problem with the ...

Article: BRIDGE COLLAPSE: THE FINAL REPORT; WHY IT FELL; THE NTSB FINDINGS; Bridge's fatal flaw: Gusset plates, but other factors cited in collapse.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ......When the I-35W bridge was built, the gusset plates that were used...collapse was the gusset plates that were supposed...hold together the bridge's steel beams. Had the gusset plates been properly sized, this bridge would still be...defects in the bridge, ...

Article: Winona bridge to open Saturday for partial service; limits remain; The 67-year-old Hwy. 43 bridge won't be replaced before 2015, a Winona official says.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 13, 2008 ;     564 words ......confident that the bridge is safe to open...be made to the gusset plates, said Tom Sorel...MnDOT shut the bridge to all traffic...corrosion on some gusset plates. Flaws in such...Interstate 35W bridge last summer in...MnDOT outlined the bridge work for the ...

Article: Flaw caused Minn. bridge collapse: ; Plates that linked beams were worn down by years of heavy loads
Charleston Daily Mail;  January 15, 2008 ;     298 words ......findings. Some gusset plates on the bridge, which carried...leading the bridge to crumple...sources. Gusset plates are a common...on steel bridges across the...When the bridge was constructed...1960s, its gusset plates were not...

Article: Old photos show flaws in steel of I-35 bridge; Bowing of gusset plates was visible in photos taken of the 35W bridge by inspectors more than 4 years before the collapse.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 23, 2008 ;     700+ words ......the Hwy. 23 bridge in St. Cloud...found that gusset plates on that span...dozen other gusset plates that fractured on the bridge, were under-design...bowing in two gusset plates at U-10 West, underneath the bridge deck. A second...

Article: BRIDGE GUSSET PLATES
AP Images;  August 9, 2007 ;     15 words ...Graphic describes gusset plates on I-35 bridge in Minneapolis; 2c x 4 inches; 96.3 mm x 101.6 mm

Article: Minnesota bridge closed
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  March 21, 2008 ;     478 words ......summer's deadly bridge collapse in...bowing in four gusset plates, which help...down the whole bridge. Both were...Parcel. Flawed gusset plates have been called...the design of gusset plates on similar truss bridges around the...