(TG25.M6 B35 2009), Bridging the Gap: Restoring and Rebuilding the Nation's Bridges. August 23, 2007: MnDOT releases the request for proposal for the new bridge over the Mississippi. (Draft report). However, some believe Mothman was more than just a mysterious animal. Unlike the collapse of the Silver Bridge in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, reports of the creature came in only after the tragedy had occurred; there was no preceding build-up of paranormal phenomena that culminated in the calamity. of the gusset plates at the U10 nodes, which failed under a combination of (1) substantial increases in the weight of the bridge, which resulted from previous bridge modifications, and (2) the traffic and concentrated construction loads on the bridge on the day of the collapse.. he hasn't missed one. But it all came to a sudden halt just over one year later. fall down the same day? Shortly after 6 pm on August 1, 2007, the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River near downtown Minneapolis was loaded with rush hour traffic creeping through an ongoing construction project. This fund will provide $1 million in financial assistance to the victims of the 35W bridge collapse and their families. (HE355 .H56 1997 ) Note: In August 2007, the Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Bridge Collapse asked the Office of the Legislative Auditor to update this report. The first documented alleged Mothman sighting occurred in 1966 when two gravediggers working near Clendenin, WV, reported a large, winged humanoid that flew from a nearby tree and glided over their heads. Congress authorizes about $250 million to rebuild the 35W bridge. October 15, 2007: Transportation Contingent Advisory Group gives MnDOT permission to spend an additional $60 million through February 2008. he cant speak, interfere or touch the living or anything at all. September 14, 2007: MnDOT receives technical proposals from four companies: Ames/Lunda, C.S. August 4, 2007: Mn/DOT issues a request for qualifications for a Design Build Contract for the I-35W Bridge replacement project. On later Why not believe. Built in 1928, this eye-bar bridge was covered in aluminum paint, providing it with its colorful nickname. (TG24.M6 T78 2008), Wattson, Peter. information, how is it that the conspiracy people got it but the reputable Does the Mothman have cousins across the country? (Image Credit: The Curse Continues Charles Berlin 2007). On August 1, 2007, an eight-lane, three-span section of the I-35W Bridge across the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis collapsed at approximately 6:00 p.m. On December 15, 1967, it crumbled into the Ohio River during rush hour, killing 46 people without warning. The Mothman is a mysterious winged humanoid first reported by citizens of West Virginia during the year prior to the horrible collapse of the Silver Bridge in Point Pleasant. Well work towards making you whole, even in the event of a (very surprising) Virginia bridge collapse. In fact, a power plant Learn more. March 5, 2008: The NTSB issues Structural Investigation Group Chairman Factual Report 08-015(available in print at TG25.M6 S77 2008). December 19, 2007: Minnesota Legislature's Joint Committee to Investigate the Bridge Collapse announces it has authorized the spending of up to $500,000 to the law firm Gray Plant Moody for an investigation into MnDOT and the I-35W Bridge collapse. that this is an active crime scene that needs to be secured. St. Paul: Minnesota Management & Budget, 2009. river about a decade ago. ], 2009. time order. Since 9's are coming up all over, this bridge was doomed. The sightings of the large bird could have just been rumors or a heron. Shortly after 6 pm on August 1, 2007, the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River near downtown Minneapolis was loaded with rush hour traffic creeping through an ongoing construction project. August 14, 2007: The Minnesota Legislature quickly established aJoint Committee to Investigate the Bridge Collapse comprised of sixteen legislators from both the House and Senate transportation committees. Local papers dubbed the creature Mothman. then it fell in from the south end to the north end. I did so much reaserch on this topic, and I finally found out the answer, it is not any of the things that anyone says they are. While it may be fascinating to think about the Mothman appearing at another bridge collapse, those affected by the tragedy cannot be forgotten. In other words, the story of disturbing dreams, UFOs, and Men in Black surrounding Mothman lore might be a bit, well, exaggerated. (TG25.M6 S73 2008). was once a Rand Corporation lab for doing classified DOD work. The bridge is one of about 77,000 bridges in that category . However, if this was a weapon, wouldn't there be The Silver bridge was also nearly forty years old, poorly maintained and for many years had been carrying far more traffic than it was designed for. That bridge was full of rush hour traffic and Christmas sound, then why didn't the I-35W bridge over the Minnesota River also i think it can be a creature from an alternate dimension like a parallel universe or it could be a new unknown species of bird or bat. Seven tips to drive safely in construction zones, Why your shoulder pain may be a torn rotator cuff. Its like something awful is going to happen." (First, youd have to prove he exists.). starting with Winnipeg and going west. August 1, 2007. At any rate, (TG25.M6 B75 2008), Collapse of I-35W Highway Bridge Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 1, 2007. It was seen before the silver bridge collapsed. In either case, the missing frames should have been replaced There does happen to be a building just south of the former bridge that Its free to speak to us, and if you become our client, its still freeyou will pay no upfront costs. They soon failed, Why didn't they predict the disaster in advance? Session Weekly, September 12, 2007, p. 1-2. So far, they have. Some Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2011. The busy Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapsed at the peak of rush hour on Wednesday, August 1, 2007. People come because of Mothman, and they stay at the hotel, they go to the restaurants." These unfortunate events beg the question: who is responsible for taking care of the people who are injured or killed? together into a movie-like sequence. Making things worse, the creature was emitting a terrifying squeaking noise as it flew behind the car. ", Needless to say, all these accounts were a reporter's dream come true. The mothman has resurfaced again during the years since. damage a bridge should have caused far more damage to the people in the On November 16, Raymond and Cathy Wamsley, along with their friend Marcella Bennett, saw the monster next to their parked car. The City, the River, the Bridge: Before and After the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse. Note that the timestamp clock was off by a few minutes. Was it a design flaw, inferior materials, a negligent barge pilot? has mass, and it takes time to accelerate and gain speed. In reality, there is very little to help bolster their secret government or supernatural agendas. a nuclear research lab located within feet of the north end of the bridge. non-redundant design. versions of the video, the timestamps were covered up. Even I-29 would feed a relatively large market The bridge was an 8-lane, steel deck truss structure that rose 64 feet above the river before its collapse. "2007 Special Session Fiscal Summary of Disaster Relief." I have heard so far is that they want to preserve the dignity of "A big, gray thing. In fact, many claim that when the Mothman showed up in Point Pleasant, all sorts of scary things started happening around town. 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of phone calls, most of which were unintelligible, That being said, the Federal Highway Commission estimates that 11 percent of our countrys 607,000 bridges are structurally deficient. The important thing to remember is that if you or a loved one are injured in a serious accident in a public place, such as a bridge, highway, or street, you should definitely not have to pay for the related costs yourself. September 18, 2008: The new bridge opens. ship hits a bridge, and the bridge comes down, that is pretty easy to figure On December 18, 1967, three days after the collapse of the Silver Bridge in the Ohio River, the FBI, brought in one man, Roy Kirby, who was accused of being behind the tragedy. Winged Humanoid Sighting Reported After Minnesota Bridge Collapse 2007. The moon, which has After all, what's more likely? November 1, 2007: Actual construction of new bridge begins. Emmitsburg, Md. For example, some claim the creature appeared in Galveston, Texas, around the time of the devastating 1900 hurricane, and others believe Mothman made his way to Chernobyl shortly before the nuclear meltdown of 1986. Soon, an enterprising copy editor from Ohio came up with a name for the creature. accident on this creature. of Transportation, 2006. There is no market Mothman was described as a flying man with a 10-foot wingspan and glowing red eyes that appeared before disasters. At the time of the sightings, one wildlife expert suggested that the Mothman may actually be a Sandhill Crane that had strayed from its ordinary habitat. To the best of my understanding, the Mothman then allegedly appeared throughout West Virginia during World War I, and as Jones writes, its "dark reddish feathers which glistened in the sunlight cast fear in all who saw it.". In reality, the bridge fell due to a single conclusion is wrong. Tragedies happen. had several beams break before the bridge started to fall down. The movie too. Sam Sheridan decides to investigate what exactly happened that . This theory was heightened by the 1975 book The Mothman Prophecies by John Keel. St. Paul, Minn.: Bonestroo, 2007. I think I'm gonna have to do more research into this subject. Three days later, on the night of November 15, 1966, Newell Partridge's dog started growling at a creature outside. 2007 means 2 + 0 + making it the worst bridge accident in American history at the time. Minnesota Department of Transportation Responses to the Investigative Report to Joint Committee to Investigate the I-35W Bridge Collapse. Or, is it an innocent cosmic bystander, drawn where it is needed by some unknown force? Take the Houston Batman, for instance. the bridge in the weeks before it collapsed. Morry Gash/AP. Money Matters (Minnesota House of Representatives,Fiscal Analysis Department), October 2007, p. 1-6. And when the beams broke, the tension could have been released Instead, perhaps Mothman is actually a cash cow. [1] To find out more about your legal rights and potential payouts, call GibsonSingleton Virginia Injury Attorneys at (804) 413-6777. if you dare. So did the Mothman migrate back to his old hometown? These findings were released in the Federal Highway Administration's interim report, Adequacy of the U10 and L11 Gusset Plate Designs for the Minnesota Bridge No. Owls are smaller birds but would account for the glowing eyes typical of Mothman sightings. In addition to the statue, Point Pleasant hosts a yearly Mothman Festival, and if you decide to check it out, be sure to swing by the Mothman Museum, where you can see all sorts of paraphernalia related to both the actual case and the Richard Gere movie. Many reports came in about the large bird but officials shrugged it off as a heron or crane. Call our Eastern Virginia office today for a free consultation at (804) 413-6777 or toll free (855) 781-6777. I-35W Bridge Collapse and Repsonse: Minneapolis, Minnesota. a market towards Toronto. take more than one beam to break before the bridge is doomed to i think that there is still all lot to discover about the moth man. make sense. By 1966, it served as a lovers' lane. Point Pleasant, West Virgina. Bickal, Jim, and Sara Porter. So maybe this red-eyed monster isn't always the bearer of bad news. And those who believe in the Mothman connection often point to the terrifying dreams of people drowning and Christmas presents in the river as proof of the creature's involvement. At the next disaster that happens, you will have a choice, save all of the people, and die, or let all of them die, then choose who inherits the curse next. out. According to his friend, John Sherwood, Barker "pretty much took all of UFOlogy as a joke" and once said that his "kookie books" were "about all that I can sell these days." Or was it something more supernatural? First, the planets were not in Or are panic-stricken witnesses simply mistaking oversized birds for beasts? There were 46 fatalities when it collapsed into the icy Ohio During the evening rush hour on August 1, 2007, it suddenly collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145. with blank frames to keep the sequence of events in the video in proper systems that capture images in this manner are prone to missing images Members of the Somoli community were on TV saying (HJ7599 .R47 2009) (Mandated by: 2008 Minn. Laws Chap. Many of them claimed it was another return of the infamous harbinger, the Mothman. January 11, 2008: The National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) on-going investigation uncovers an error in the original design process that resulted in undersized gusset plates on some of Bridge 9340's main trusses. of Transportation, Office of Bridges and Structures, 2008. After the disaster, some people claimed to have seen a Mothman-like creature near the bridge about a month prior to its collapse. K Ky Bautista 9 followers More information It may also read the book mothmans curse, and you'll see what he really is, and what he can and cannot do. at least go to a different state, no where near there, that means a disaster is coming, and you definatly want be there for it. It was one of the worst catastrophes in American history. forces that brought down the Silver Bridge also caused the accident on A humanoid creature with red eyes and giant wings, this bizarre being first showed up in November 1966, haunting locals in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The young man who drove his car off the Ohio ramp of the new Pomeroy Mason Bridge currently under construction has been identified as Gerald Baker, 19, Pomeroy, formerly of Coolville, according to lead investigators with the Meigs County Sheriff's Office. After the collapse of the Silver Bridge, Mothman disappeared from Point Pleasant and vanished into thin airor did he? events. (TG25.M6 I25 2008). The data shows that they had no reason to 99K views 1 year ago. McCrossan, Flatiron/Manson and Walsh Construction/American Bridge. Suit requests that bridge construction be halted. St. Paul: Minnesota Dept. The media did become concerned that the numbers were changing, so the Was there any Mothman sightings? And as you might assume, all this Mothman merchandise has really helped Point Pleasant's economy. Washington D.C.: Urban Land Institute, 2008. The Silver bridge was later replaced by the "Silver Memorial Bridge", which was completed in 1969. he most likely is trying to protect humans due to his supposive warning about the silver bridge collapsing s. Angel? It is a harbinger of doom. The gravediggers described the otherworldly entity as "a brown human being" with wings, and the witnesses claimed that after taking off from its perch, the monster flew above their heads. October 16, 2007: MnDOT is sued over selection of winning bidder. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2007. Mothman disappeared after the bridge collapse. Warnings come to those that listen closely. Finally, one needs to ask how anyone would benefit from Finally, there are truck bypasses Every so often it has to feed that hunger by causing massive disasters. try it. According to the cryptozoologist, these tales were first mentioned in the 2002 movie The Mothman Prophecies, and only afterward did they start making their way around the internet. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Yes, people saw a mysterious creature shuffling around in the darkness. While out driving near an abandoned World War II TNT plant, two couples claimed a massive humanoid with a 10-foot wingspan and large, glowing eyes appeared in the sky and chased their car down the road. In 1990, the federal government gave the I-35W bridge a rating of "structurally deficient," citing significant corrosion in its bearings. image per second, other say it was 4 images per second. Still, if you want to visit the statue, you can find the monument standing proudly in the appropriately named Mothman Park. Many parties, however, can be held liable for a bridge collapse, including the company that designed the bridge, the company or companies that constructed the bridge, the companies that furnished the materials the bridge was made of, the party charged with inspecting and maintaining the bridge, and any company that was working on the bridge at the time of the collapse. video captured by the US Army Corps of Engineers are missing. he does not make the disasters happen, he just watches. for large amounts of goods brought up on trucks. It is a supernatural omen, a harbinger of doom that appears before some catastrophe. First responders scrambled to rescue survivors from the debris, including a school bus . The Silver bridge was later replaced by the "Silver Memorial Bridge", which was completed in 1969. http://www.mothmanlives.com/the-silver-bridge.html. 35W Bridge Collapse LIVE VIDEO ACTUAL Minneapolis Minnesota - YouTube 0:00 / 0:24 35W Bridge Collapse LIVE VIDEO ACTUAL Minneapolis Minnesota 834,643 views Aug 2, 2007 From Security. not true. that stood right next to the I-35W bridge? On December 15, 1967, 46 people died as the bridge that connected Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio collapsed. Who can be held liable for a bridge collapse ultimately comes down to what actually caused the collapse. I don't believe that is so, in world warsaliens kept tabs on usthere is no difference with mothmanjust another alienits not a spirit if its not afraid of dogs killing them. He also said that some West Virginians were getting calls from people speaking unusual languages. In Minnesota, citizens and government officials alike sought access to MnDOT bridge inspection reports, Federal Highway Administration documents, and other records related to the history, maintenance, and safety of the 35W bridge and all other bridges in the state. So, it is not unreasonable for the bridge to have he shows up at every disaster. I had just recently told you about the Mothman curse, so I am here today to tell you, that moth man is a creature, and he [yes, I said he.] HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. If the creature came to warn of the disaster it sure did pick an odd way of trying to help. Even though the photos were "coincidentally" released a little over 50 years to the day that Mothman first appeared, the unidentified witness claimed the photoswere genuine that he'd never even heard of Mothman before and as to pictures' validity, well, Snopes list them as "unproven" but not as "false.". Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. "What is the Legacy of the 35W Bridge Collapse on Minnesota Politics and Policy?" Astrologers claim that the planets were lined up the same way as they and August is the 8th month, so again, 8 + 1 = 9. "bang, bang, bang, bang, bang", then the bridge rose up slightly, from talking. Without a doubt, the Mothman legend is one of the most fascinating stories in North American folklore, but once you start digging into the myth, things get a little, ah, complex. 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