1 in 9 US bridges structurally deficient: Report
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http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/05/25/305375/1-in-9-us-bridges-deficient-report/ A newly-released report shows that one in every nine bridges in the United States is structurally deficient. According to the report released by the American Society of Engineers earlier this week, the Midwestern State of Missouri received a C- for its bridges. The report said some 14.5 percent of bridges in the State of Missouri, or “3,528 of the 24,334 bridges are considered structurally deficient.” It gave Illinois a C+ for its bridges saying, “2,311 of the 26,514 bridges in Illinois (8.7%) are considered structurally deficient.” Also, 1,976 of the bridges in Illinois or 7.5% of them are considered “functionally obsolete” which is a category meaning the bridges’ design is outdated such as having narrow shoulders and low clearance underneath. The northwestern Washington State, was given a C- for its bridges since more than a quarter of the state's 7,840 bridges are considered structurally deficient. The report came after a major bridge, listed as being "functionally obsolete" in the report, collapsed in the State of Washington and sent vehicles and people into the river below. Authorities said the Thursday evening collapse of the heavily travelled Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River north of the city of Seattle did not appear to involve any fatalities. According to officials, the steel truss bridge, built in 1955, was knocked down by a truck that crashed into one of its girders. MAM/SS --- Bearing down: How safe is that bridge you're driving over? http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/24/travel/us-bridge-safety ...That's because there have been nearly 600 bridge failures since 1989,... --- IZAKOVIC http://www.deepspace4.com
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I read about the secret network of high-speed tunnels criss-crossing the country and how it has replaced the surface roads for moving military equipment. Now that the military doesn't need surface roads, it can let them rot.
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