Large Section Of I-10 Collapses Outside Palm Springs, CA

[Initech]

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — A bridge collapse in Southern California late Sunday afternoon forced the indefinite closure of Interstate 10 — the main roadway between Southern California and Phoenix. The collapse also injured one person and stranded hundreds of motorists.

A truck was headed east on I-10 when the Tex Wash bridge crumpled around 4:45 p.m. PT. Bystanders used straps from their cars to tie the truck to a guardrail to prevent it from washing away in the running water.

A passenger in the truck was able to get out, but the driver had to be rescued. Firefighters went into rapidly rising water to pull the driver out by 7 p.m.

The motorist had moderate injuries.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/07/19/i-10-collapse-california/30399815/

Hey Congress fix the damn roads!!!!

[Beaverhausen]

1. Nowhere near Los Angeles. Just sayin

But yes, fix our roads and bridges.

[2banon]

2. Palm Springs is quite a distance from L.A. but yes, fix the damn roads!

[malaise]

3. Thank you Congress

One more bridge collapse and a section of the highway

[Travis_0004]

6. It was washed out due to record flooding

This want is not really anybodys fault.

[Quackers]

4. It looks like it was a washout. Unfortunately, there's little people can do during a flash flood.

[Igel]

5. It's a relatively small bridge.

But since there aren't a lot of exits in the middle of the desert, a large section of road is pretty useless without it.

It's also a fairly easy fix. A low bridge, pretty flat on either side.

It's also not like it just collapsed. It was washed out. Did I mention it was built in a desert?

These things happen during flooding.

Pretty country. Too bad it's not winter, otherwise there'd be a really nice spring bloom. As it is, the succulents and cacti will stock up for the next year or two.