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Tragic bridge collapse in Washington highlights urgent problem of aging and deficient US bridges

24 May 2013 | Posted by Transportation for America | 1 Comment | bridge repair, bridges, I-5 bridge collapse, Press Releases, The Fix We're In For, washington

Transportation for America issued the following statement following last night’s collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River near Mount Vernon, Washington.

“The shocking collapse of a busy Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington State highlights the issue of our country’s aging bridges and what we’re doing to address them. Thankfully, no one was killed or even seriously injured in this collapse, which could not be said about the last high profile bridge collapse in Minnesota.

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