10:50 AM
5/24/13
Was there anything in your news about the bridge collapsing on I-5 between Mount Vernon and Burlington? No one was killed, only 3 people injured.
Mike had driven over it less than an hour before it happened and was stranded at his model RR club between here and Bellingham. However, being a local he knew alternative routes and made it home in 40 minutes (usually 25-30 via I-5).
Apparently an oversized load hit some overhead beam. The truck went on across and the span collapsed behind it! This will make a mess of traffic for months.
On the news they said 70,000 to 80,000 cars cross the bridge daily. How can that be possible in a little corner of the world like this? It IS the main route between Seattle and Vancouver BC but that sounds like a huge number.
We are already seeing many more trucks on Hwy 9 that runs past the bottom of our driveway.
Kathy
No comments:
Post a Comment