US DOT Information on the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

• U.S. Secretary of Transportation Calls on States to Recheck Gusset Plate Strength Every Time They Change the Weight or Capacity of a Bridge (01/15/08)

• Press Release:  U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters Announces $50 Million in Immediate Emergency Relief for Minneapolis; $5 Million for Transit (08/10/07)

• Speech EMERGENCY AID ANNOUNCEMENT MINNEAPOLIS, MN (08/10/07)

• U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters Cautions States to Carefully Consider Extra Weight Caused by Construction Projects on Bridges (08/08/07)

• U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs Press Release - DoD, Navy and USNORTHCOM to Support Recovery Effort in Minneapolis-St. Paul

• U.S. Department of Transportation Press release: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters Deploys Team of Experts to Assist with Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

• Press release: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters Calls on States to Immediately Inspect All Steel Arch Truss Bridges
  - State Listing of Steel Deck Truss Bridges
  - Technical Advisory 5140.27:  Immediate Inspection of Deck Truss Bridges

• U.S. Department of Transportation press release: Secretary Peters Asks Inspector General to Review the National Bridge Inspection Program

• U.S. Department of Transportation press release: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters Calls on States to Immediately Inspect All Steel Arch Truss Bridges

• U.S. Department of Transportation press release: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters Announces $5 Million in Immediate Funding During Visit To Downed I-35 Bridge in Minneapolis

• Statement by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters

• I-35 Bridge Collapse Fact Sheet

• U.S. Federal Highway Administration Bridge Inspection Program Information

• National and State Bridge Data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS):
  - National
  - By State