Bridge Collapse
Bridge Collapse
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Not sure which forum is best for this article...
http ://www.cbc .ca/canada /story/200 6/10/01/ov erpass-rea ction.html
I saw on TV that there was a similar collapse in the same area a few years ago.
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I saw on TV that there was a similar collapse in the same area a few years ago.





RE: Bridge Collapse
This bridge has been in service for about 40 years they said.
Two very different situations.
I think in this case, the city inspector's department failed. If concrete chunks are falling, the bridge and road beneath should have been closed right away.
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I can't say that there was a whole lot of national coverage here for the girder that fell in Colorado last year. The Big Dig tunnel failure got more coverage because Big Dig awareness in general is pretty high.
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