中新网纽约8月1日电(记者 李静)美国中部城市明尼阿波利斯市一日傍晚发生一起桥梁坍塌事故。多辆汽车掉入密西西比河中，伤亡情况尚不明晰。
据美国CNN报道，事故发生于当地时间一日下午六时左右。坍塌的桥面为一四车道高速公路横跨密西西比河部分，当地媒体报道称约有二、三十人在事故中受伤。
有消息称，事故桥梁出现安全问题已有一段时间，过去数月来常有专业人员封锁一或两条车道进行检修工作。
这座大桥建于一九六七年，每日约有二十万车辆通行。
据美国CNN报道，事故发生于当地时间一日下午六时左右。坍塌的桥面为一四车道高速公路横跨密西西比河部分，当地媒体报道称约有二、三十人在事故中受伤。
有消息称，事故桥梁出现安全问题已有一段时间，过去数月来常有专业人员封锁一或两条车道进行检修工作。
这座大桥建于一九六七年，每日约有二十万车辆通行。
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现在已得知至少3人死亡，30多人受伤。
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《时代》周刊公布的美国大桥坍塌现场图 场面十分惨烈
A Tragedy in Minneapolis 惨烈的美国大桥坍塌现场图
from TIME
minneapolis_bridge_01.jpg (68.34 KB)
2007-8-4 08:02
Living Nightmare
On August 1, 2007, at 6:05 PM local time, the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, splintered and collapsed into the Mississippi River during rush hour traffic, plunging dozens of cars and tons of concrete and metal into the water below.
minneapolis_bridge_10_w.jpg (59.28 KB)
2007-8-4 08:11
Night Rescue
Rain started to fall over the wreckage as the recovery effort continued well into the night. The search resumed at daylight on Thursday.
minneapolis_bridge_02_w.jpg (70.82 KB)
2007-8-4 08:13
In the Wreckage
A rescue worker negotiates a path through the rubble to an injured woman. By the time the rescue effort was called off by 1:00 AM, at least four people were reported dead and 60 had been taken to hospitals.
minneapolis_bridge_03_w.jpg (77.86 KB)
2007-8-4 08:13
Chaos
The 40-year-old bridge, stretching about 1,900 ft. across the river between Minneapolis and St. Paul, had been undergoing repairs this week, and was scheduled for inspection this fall. Initial statements from the United States Department of Homeland Security has ruled out terrorism as a cause.
minneapolis_bridge_04_w.jpg (75.72 KB)
2007-8-4 08:14
Desperate Search
A rescue worker looks for a victim in a half-submerged car. Divers hunted for survivors in the water until the rescue was temporarily called off, but authorities believed several cars were still submerged and expected casualties to increase on Thursday.
minneapolis_bridge_05_w.jpg (72.87 KB)
2007-8-4 08:14
Devastated
"This is a catastrophe of historic proportions for Minnesota," said Governor Tim Pawlenty said at a news conference after the collapse.
minneapolis_bridge_06_w.jpg (68.25 KB)
2007-8-4 08:15
Aid
A police officer helps a woman injured in the collapse. "I clearly recall horns honking. I was screaming. We were trying to call 911 on our cellphones," an eyewitness later told the New York Times.
minneapolis_bridge_07_w.jpg (35.15 KB)
2007-8-4 08:16
Precipice
Vehicles that did not plunge into the water were stuck on the cliff-like edges of the broken roadway. Authorities believed many travelers were on their way to a Minnesota Twins game nearby. After coordinating with safety workers, team officials decided to carry on with the baseball game so that fans' vehicles would not hamper rescue efforts.
minneapolis_bridge_08_w.jpg (70.88 KB)
2007-8-4 08:16
Injured
A victim waits for help after the collapse. By nightfall, police chaplains and Red Cross workers gathered at a nearby Holiday Inn to meet with people looking for victims and survivors.
minneapolis_bridge_09_w.jpg (50.61 KB)
2007-8-4 08:18
Lucky
A man checks on a driver after the collapse. "It looked like a terrorist attack," Ryan Murphey, a Minneapolis resident, told the Star Tribune. "But everyone was very calm and organized."
A Tragedy in Minneapolis 惨烈的美国大桥坍塌现场图
from TIME
minneapolis_bridge_01.jpg (68.34 KB)
2007-8-4 08:02
Living Nightmare
On August 1, 2007, at 6:05 PM local time, the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, splintered and collapsed into the Mississippi River during rush hour traffic, plunging dozens of cars and tons of concrete and metal into the water below.
minneapolis_bridge_10_w.jpg (59.28 KB)
2007-8-4 08:11
Night Rescue
Rain started to fall over the wreckage as the recovery effort continued well into the night. The search resumed at daylight on Thursday.
minneapolis_bridge_02_w.jpg (70.82 KB)
2007-8-4 08:13
In the Wreckage
A rescue worker negotiates a path through the rubble to an injured woman. By the time the rescue effort was called off by 1:00 AM, at least four people were reported dead and 60 had been taken to hospitals.
minneapolis_bridge_03_w.jpg (77.86 KB)
2007-8-4 08:13
Chaos
The 40-year-old bridge, stretching about 1,900 ft. across the river between Minneapolis and St. Paul, had been undergoing repairs this week, and was scheduled for inspection this fall. Initial statements from the United States Department of Homeland Security has ruled out terrorism as a cause.
minneapolis_bridge_04_w.jpg (75.72 KB)
2007-8-4 08:14
Desperate Search
A rescue worker looks for a victim in a half-submerged car. Divers hunted for survivors in the water until the rescue was temporarily called off, but authorities believed several cars were still submerged and expected casualties to increase on Thursday.
minneapolis_bridge_05_w.jpg (72.87 KB)
2007-8-4 08:14
Devastated
"This is a catastrophe of historic proportions for Minnesota," said Governor Tim Pawlenty said at a news conference after the collapse.
minneapolis_bridge_06_w.jpg (68.25 KB)
2007-8-4 08:15
Aid
A police officer helps a woman injured in the collapse. "I clearly recall horns honking. I was screaming. We were trying to call 911 on our cellphones," an eyewitness later told the New York Times.
minneapolis_bridge_07_w.jpg (35.15 KB)
2007-8-4 08:16
Precipice
Vehicles that did not plunge into the water were stuck on the cliff-like edges of the broken roadway. Authorities believed many travelers were on their way to a Minnesota Twins game nearby. After coordinating with safety workers, team officials decided to carry on with the baseball game so that fans' vehicles would not hamper rescue efforts.
minneapolis_bridge_08_w.jpg (70.88 KB)
2007-8-4 08:16
Injured
A victim waits for help after the collapse. By nightfall, police chaplains and Red Cross workers gathered at a nearby Holiday Inn to meet with people looking for victims and survivors.
minneapolis_bridge_09_w.jpg (50.61 KB)
2007-8-4 08:18
Lucky
A man checks on a driver after the collapse. "It looked like a terrorist attack," Ryan Murphey, a Minneapolis resident, told the Star Tribune. "But everyone was very calm and organized."
