California Found All Steel Deck Truss Structures Safe
Following the Minnesota Bridge collapse, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) conducted safety inspections of all bridges similar in design type to the I-35W Bridge, says department spokesman David Anderson. All California steel deck truss structures were found to be safe.
Anderson adds that when new information from the investigation of the collapse pointed to a design flaw rather than an inspection issue, Caltrans initiated an ongoing review of all bridges of similar design to the I-35W structure, to identify any changes that could overload a structure and potentially compromise its load-carrying capacity. No California bridges were closed as a result of the review.