These days, the old 35W bridge is mostly discussed in the context of litigation, such as in this story from the weekend papers. But other reminders are still around — this past weekend in the Eat Street area, I saw this on a parked car:

Two days later, in a Target parking lot, I walked past a woman wearing one of the commemorative T-shirts:

And last month, I came across this tow truck from Bobby and Steve’s Autoworld:

Work on the permanent memorial to the bridge collapse has not yet begun (a Minnesota Public Radio update on the slow progress is here), but we’ve got bumper stickers, T-shirts, and truck hoods to remind us. Interesting times — share your thoughts below.

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