The Seattle Times: Traffic http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/traffic/index.html en-us Copyright 2013 The Seattle Times Company Fri, 24 May 2013 11:31:33 PDT Fri, 24 May 2013 11:31:33 PDT MattBase 1 The Seattle Times: Traffic http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ Bridge collapse will cause holiday travel headaches http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021045847_bridgedisruptxml.html?syndication=rss The collapse of the bridge on Interstate 5 across the Skagit River is sure to snarl traffic, upset plans and disrupt commerce this Memorial Day weekend. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021045847_bridgedisruptxml.html?syndication=rss Fri, 24 May 2013 09:31:41 PDT ‘Miracles’: 3 survive I-5 collapse http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021045926_bridgecollapsexml.html?syndication=rss An I-5 bridge over the Skagit River in Mount Vernon collapsed Thursday evening, sending cars and people into the water. Three people were rescued from the water and taken to hospitals. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021045926_bridgecollapsexml.html?syndication=rss Fri, 24 May 2013 11:31:23 PDT Span wasn’t built to take critical hit http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021046062_bridgesafetyxml.html?syndication=rss The Skagit River Bridge wasn’t particularly worrisome to state engineers, but bridges of its generation often were designed in such a way that a failure in a key location could ruin an entire span. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021046062_bridgesafetyxml.html?syndication=rss Fri, 24 May 2013 06:37:57 PDT