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Bridge collapse News From AOL News

Across US, Infrastructure Is Crumbling

By David KnowlesOct 29th 2009 – 5:28PM

SAN FRANCISCO -- Billions of dollars from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 are being spent on infrastructure projects across the country, but as last week's closing of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge shows, for every problem that gets addressed, it seems like 10 more are waiting. Built in 1936, and...

Bridge collapse News From the Web

  • 05/23/12 Bridge Collapses West Of Trinidad Source: ABC - KRDO 13 - Colorado Springs CO C-DOT and Colorado State Patrol both confirm that a bridge has collapsed west of Trinidad.
  • 05/14/12 Construction not at fault in bridge collapse Source: China Daily Officials on Monday denied that a bridge in Hunan province collapsed on Sunday because of poor construction.
  • 04/26/11 Bridge collapses Source: The Messenger - Fort Dodge IA Two workers suffered minor injuries when a portion of the closed southbound U.S. Highway 169 bridge collapsed over Second Avenue South around 8:30 a.m.

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