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Design errors are blamed in Minnesota bridge collapse (Los Angeles Times)
Investigators say added weight was too much for the steel plates. Federal investigators on Thursday placed the blame for last year's deadly Minnesota bridge collapse on engineering design flaws that led steel plates to buckle under the weight of construction equipment and supplies, rather than on corrosion or a lack of upkeep.

NTSB: Design errors caused Minn. bridge collapse (USA Today)
Federal safety investigators say serious design errors in steel plates connecting beams in a Minneapolis bridge were a factor in the bridge's deadly collapse last year.

NTSB: Design errors factor in bridge collapse (AP via Yahoo! News)
Last year's deadly collapse of a Minneapolis bridge began at steel plates in a main truss, attributable to a design flaw and not corrosion of span parts, federal safety investigators said Thursday.

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