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Old 08-02-2007, 06:41 AM   #19 (permalink)
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I just read that collapsed bridge is 40 years old. It was given clean bill of health when they inspected the bridge in 2005 and 2006. I guess the inspectors are shady people. I don't trust the government, anyway.

The Aurora bridge (George Washington Memorial Bridge) has a similar design as that bridge that collasped in Minneapolis. It was built in 1932 and it's still standing since. Here's a picture of that bridge in Seattle. They recently retrofitted the bridge to withstand earthquakes here.



Another bridge but not much in common but almost.

I-5 Ship Canal Bridge in Seattle also built in rougly 1960's and it's double decker, too.

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