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Frank Mungeam: August 2007 Archives


Driving in denial over Sellwood bridge

2:52 PM Tue, Aug 07, 2007 |
Frank Mungeam

by Carol McClain
KGW-TV Producer

I live in Sellwood and I drive across the Sellwood bridge every day.
Twice.
I barely even think about how unsafe it is as I commute to work and back home.
I ignore that it rated a two on a scale of 100 for safety.
That the west side approach is built on a slide.
That some of the parts used to built it were recycled.
From the Burnside bridge.
Built in the l...



On site in Minneapolis after collapse

2:51 PM Fri, Aug 03, 2007 |
Frank Mungeam

By David Krough, kgw.com Producer

Made a trip to my hometown this weekend for a family reunion. Just happens to also be the site of the biggest news story in the country right now, the Minneapolis 35W bridge collapse.

Anyone who knows the area realizes that this is the main artery into downtown from about three different angles.

I traveled it dozens of times a week when I lived in St. Paul and at teh University of Minne...