I90 Bridge Sinks

Part of the Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge sinking after the Thanksgiving day floods in 1990. Wikipedia for more info. It was not shown 'Live' though. According to the local press, the station had to do a few crafty dubs to remove multiple instances of unacceptable language on the soundtrack!

Taken from an old VHS cassette recorded off-air from KING 5, Seattle.

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[ufofan1980]

Wow, I'm suprirsed this didn't happen to the 520 Floater. I remember when Hood Canal Bridge broke and the helluva mess that caused for us people living on the Peninsula trying to get to Tacoma.

[Weathergoat]

Remember when the drawspan on the 520 malfunctioned and opened during rush hour? I remember being a bit nervous afterwards whenever mum or dad drove us over it! Somewhere I've got a pile of old Seattle Times from that era with one about that incident.

[HoltCalifornia]

Why is there happy music in the beginning of an collapse?

[djjimi]

Collapse my ass. WSDOT sank it on purpose. I have proof.

[xXriseagainst54Xx]

So wait.. did they ever attempt to clean it out or is there an entire bridge still sitting beneath the lake?

[SinksExpress]

What the hell is that?

[Ben Johnston]

Also, a floating bridge is a BAD idea.

[Ben Johnston]

I remember watching this a long time ago for the first time back during the time me and my family lived in Redmond. It made me scared of going over the 520 floating bridge again and scared for my brothers who used to commute over it every weekend from Seattle to visit us. We don't live in Redmond anymore though and only one of my brothers still lives in Seattle and doesn't have to go over it anymore.

[Eric Hutcheson]

Prove it then!

[BreakfastBentoBox]

yup. cost savings. they said fuk the EIS, sink the muthafuker.

[handsomerube]

LOL...it's so ridiculous! like we're about to watch a huskies game or something...