Minnesota is on track to meet a 2018 deadline to repair or replace 136 bridges that have been identified as having the most serious deficiencies, as part of a 10-year, $2.5 billion program. State lawmakers created the program just a few months after the I-35W bridge plunged into the Mississippi River during the peak of evening rush hour on Aug. 1, 2007, killing 13 people and injuring more than 100 others.

Andy Gannon had not been on the Interstate 35W bridge since the day it fell. After years of emotional healing and on the five-year anniversary of the collapse, he was determined to finish the journey he had started, the Star Tribune reports.

In the five years since the I-35W bridge fell into the Mississippi River, the span has been rebuilt, most of the lawsuits have been settled and a memorial has been constructed. But pain, grief and memories linger for survivors. Here are a few of the memorable stories from that day.

A new exhibit opened Saturday at the Firefighters Hall and Museum in northeast Minneapolis to commemorate the efforts of rescue workers after the Interstate 35W bridge collapse on Aug. 1, 2007. Titled "81 Minutes: After the Bridge Collapse," the exhibit chronicles the training that happened ahead of the collapse and the collaboration between firefighters and residents after.

The Interstate 35W bridge fell into the Mississippi River, killing 13 people and injuring 145, five years ago on Wednesday. A new structure now stands in its place, but the road to recovery is still not complete for everyone. Survivors of the rush-hour disaster tell the Star Tribune they have struggled to rebound physically and emotionally.

It will be transformed into a glowing pink arch on Friday to help kick off the American Cancer Society's breast cancer awareness walks the following morning around the state.

Nearly five years after the collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge, the effort to sell the nation on an ambitious plan to shore up America's aging infrastructure has proven to be a bridge too far.