Bridge collapse shuts down major California freeway after record-breaking July rain

Historic rain in Southern California -- the most we've had in the month of July since the late 1800s! -- caused a bridge collapse near the town of Desert Center, California over the weekend. The bridge collapse shut down all traffic for hours on the highly-traveled Interstate 10 freeway between Los Angeles and Phoenix. One unfortunate driver plowed his pickup truck into the collapsed structure, and hundreds of other cars were stranded. Alternate routes will require cars and trucks to travel hundreds of additional miles. Read the rest