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Another Bridge Collapsed. What Did You Expect? Volume 96, Number 9 May-June 2013 www.asce-pgh.org AnotherAnother bridge bridge collapsed. collapsed. WhatWhat did did you you expect? expect? This time it was Interstate 5 in Washington State. Built in 1955 at the very beginning of the Interstate Highway system, it wasThis functionally time it was obsolete, Interstate scoring 5 in Washington 57 out of 100. State.It’s Builta relatively in 1955 small at the bridge very, beginningand fortunately, of the like Interstate the collapse Highway of the bridgesystem, over it was I-70 functionallyat Washington obsolete, PA, no scoringone was 57 killed out. ofFunctionally 100. It’s a relativelyObsolete (FO)small means bridge, that and the fortunately, bridge has like older the featurescollapse (for of theexample bridge, Anothernarrow over I-70 road at widthsbridge Washingtonshoulders, collapsed. 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