190
People on the bridge when it collapsed
13
People killed in the collapse
145
People injured
86
non-construction vehicles on the bridge when it fell
$52.4 million
paid to survivors in a settlement with URS Engineering
$37 million
paid to survivors by the state of Minnesota
collapse, then recovery
2007
Aug, 1, 6:05 p.m.: 35W bridge collapses.
Aug. 2: Gov. Tim Pawlenty orders review of bridge inspection processes and emergency inspections.
Aug. 6: FBI, Navy divers arrive with equipment to help recovery.
Aug. 20: MnDOT begins demolition.
Aug. 23: Preliminary plans for replacement bridge are made public.
Sept. 19: MnDOT awards contract to Flatiron/Manson.
Dec. 19: Legislature hires special counsel to investigate collapse.
Dec. 21: MnDOT completes inspections of 4,000 Minnesota bridges.
2008
Jan. 15: National Transportation Safety Board cites inadequacy in design of bridge gusset plates.
March - June: Examination of gusset plates leads to closure, repair or replacement of several bridges.
June 16: MnDOT announces $2.5 billion plan to replace or fix 120 bridges.
Sept. 18: New I-35W bridge opens.
Nov. 13: NTSB faults wrong-sized gusset plates for collapse.
2009
April 17: State divides $37 million compensation among 179 victims.
Nov. 6: Progressive Contractors Inc., which resurfaced the old bridge, settles with survivors and state.
2010
March 19: URS and its insurers agree to pay state $5 million.
July: Attorneys for victims argue for punitive damages against URS.
Aug. 23: $52.4 million settlement with URS.
Remembering those who died
Julia Blackhawk
Richard Chit
Paul Eickstadt
Sherry Engebretsen
Peter Hausmann
Patrick Holmes
Gregory Jolstad
Vera Peck
Christina Sacorafas
Scott Sathers
Sadiya Sahal
Hana Sahal
Artemio Trinidad-Mena