Being structurally deficient

This is not an elaborate movie setting. This is reality. This is the I-35W four-lane bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which gave way during the rush hour on Wednesday evening.

According to the Associated Press the collapse of the 40-year-old bridge, which was being repaired at the time, sent cars and trucks plunging to the water.

Now accusations and counter-accusations are being made in the US if the bridge was structurally deficient.

Structurally deficient - nice word! I just hope our politicians don’t pick it up.

photo thanks to flickr/danibora. See more photos here.