Death toll up to six in Minneapolis bridge collapse
{{date|August 4, 2007}}
[[Image:35wBridgecollapse.gif|thumb|right|[[w:United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] footage of the collapse.]]
Richard Stanek addressed reporters in a news conference on Friday morning, officially revising the death toll from the [[w:I-35W Mississippi River bridge#Collapse|collapse of the I-35W bridge]] to five, up from four. This fifth victim was pulled from the wreckage of a tractor trailer rig which had been engulfed in flame.

According to [[w:Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] the number of missing persons is currently eight.

Later that night, [[w:MSNBC|MSNBC]]'s [[w:Keith Olbermann|Keith Olbermann]] reported that the toll has risen again to six. This victim died after having been hospitalized.

The [[w:American Society of Civil Engineers|American Society of Civil Engineers]] (ASCE), in its 2005 report card said that the $59.4 billion spent annually to improve transportation infrastructure condition is well below the $94 billion needed. 

== Related news ==
*{{wikinews|title=Highway bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses|date=August 2, 2007}}

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.asce.org/response.html 
|title=35-W bridge collapse
|author=
|pub=ASCE
|date=accessed August 4, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aJvFYo.q4_E4&refer=us
|title=Minnesota Bridge Probe Focuses on Undetected Flaws
|author=John Hughes
|pub=Bloomberg
|date=August 3, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7008094663
|title=Fifth Body Recovered From Minneapolis Bridge Collapse
|author=Ayinde O. Chase
|pub=AHN
|date=August 3, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20103360/
|title=Official: Low bridge death toll a ‘miracle’
|author=
|pub=MSNBC
|date=August 3, 2007}}

==Coordinates==
{{coordinates|44.9789|-93.245|I-35W bridge}} <!-- demonstration of new template; please do not remove; eventual display location may be top-right, as on Wikipedia; see template talk page -->

== External links ==
*[http://www.asce.org/reportcard/2005/actionplan07.cfm ASCE's 2005 InfrastructureReport Card] 

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Army Corps of Engineers footage of the collapse.
Richard Stanek addressed reporters in a news conference on Friday morning, officially revising the death toll from the collapse of the I-35W bridge to five, up from four. This fifth victim was pulled from the wreckage of a tractor trailer rig which had been engulfed in flame.

According to Bloomberg the number of missing persons is currently eight.

Later that night, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann reported that the toll has risen again to six. This victim died after having been hospitalized.

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), in its 2005 report card said that the $59.4 billion spent annually to improve transportation infrastructure condition is well below the $94 billion needed. 

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