Damn that must have been scary! Looks like it was caused by truck hitting it. No deaths luckily but several in hospital!
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.
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021045926_bridgecollapsexml.htmlSligh said he and his wife Sally were in the pickup, on the way to a Memorial Day weekend camping trip near Granite Falls when he saw a semitruck strike a side of the southbound Interstate 5 bridge over Skagit River.
“Forward momentum just carried us right over and as we saw the water approaching,” he said. “You just hold on as tight as you can. Then just a white flash and cold water.”
Sligh said he dislocated his shoulder but got out of the pickup. His wife was knocked unconscious, and he kept her head above water un