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Originally Posted by Lord Jubjub
From the pictures I saw, it looked like the supports may have failed. The twisting and damage I saw didn't look like somethng that would have occurrred from the spans simply falling straight down.
But that's a conclusion drawn from a casual glance at the helicopter footage of the aftermath. . .
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look closely.. the big center span (about 500 feet) was supported by hinged piers on either side. it sure looks like the center just fell straight down, and the outer pieces just kind of pivoted away from the river, due to there no being any balancing weight on the other side. eyewitness accounts seem to say this is the way it happened.