At 4 a.m. June 2, 1999, a truck carrying 20 tons of explosive powder for fireworks overturned in the middle of the Springfield interchange. From there, at the nexus of Interstate 95, I-395 and the Capital Beltway, the region's highways began to clog, one set of brake lights at a time, until cars ... -
Celebrating Mixing Bowl's Big Makeover
At 4 a.m. June 2, 1999, a truck carrying 20 tons of explosive powder for fireworks overturned in the middle of the Springfield interchange. From there, at the nexus of Interstate 95, I-395 and the Capital Beltway, the region's highways began to clog, one set of brake lights at a time, until cars ...-
By Eric M. Weiss