I-85 bridge collapsed in Atlanta, i-85 closed indefinitely

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I-85 collapse will be a traffic nightmare for weeks - CNN.com

A mysterious fire collapsed an I-85 northbound overpass Thursday evening -- injuring no one -- and also damaged the southbound portion, forcing the closure of all five lanes in each direction for the foreseeable future.
The shutdown likely sets the city up for traffic nightmares for weeks to come after creating navigation hell on Thursday with jams that extended five miles or more and stranded motorists in the immediate area for hours.

More than 220,000 cars per day are estimated to drive through that stretch of the interstate. Officials scrambled to come up with alternate routes and encouraged riders to use public transit.
"This is the time to start planning and looking for an alternate route on how you do your business," Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurry said Thursday evening.
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So journalists are saying that the fire brought down the overpass. :no:
Before you start - there is little to compare this to 911 (not that I understand how this happened but we won't go there).
How does a reg temp fire melt concrete embedded steel to cause a failure in minutes? It doesn't.

Betcha the contractor didn't meet the specs.
 
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Thats a pretty serious fuckin fire....

Bunch of plastic and PVC underneath, apparently.

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How does a bridge made steel, concrete, and asphalt catch fire?

I don't really understand the traffic of ATL. It's a very wide open city where land is cheap and apartments are huge. You'd think with that in mind the roads would not be clogged all the time.
 
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