The I-85 bridge collapse, as photographed by ordinary Atlantans
When the elevated section of I-85 and near Ga. 400 went down, it was documented with photos and videos by ordinary Atlanta residents who happened to be in the area. They were there before the collapse, when it was just a fire, and after to see the line of traffic stretching for miles.
At first, it was just a fire underneath the highway...
JUST IN: A viewer sent us this photo of the fire as it started underneath I-85. It has now caused part of the road to collapse. Live on CH 2 pic.twitter.com/7VjGyAfedR
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) March 30, 2017
Then the smoke intensified...
And then it got really bad.
😔🙏🏽 👻: honeydip_415 (@honeydip415) on
This redditor filmed himself driving by the fire. The noises you hear in the video are pieces of debris hitting the car, according to his video description.
Traffic was a nightmare, as you’d expect.
The smoke was widely visible.
We have a camera on Grady. View has gotten a bit lighter but still surreal as hell looking north. #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/xqzE1tCH92
— Jarrett Smith (@Jarrett_Smith) March 30, 2017
Holy shot I-85 is on fire #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/usmNBvUGTY
— Christine (@twospleen) March 30, 2017
