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To: concretebob; spunkets; jeffers; jim_trent

Thank you all for the educated discussion you've all provided, it is appreciated.

I just watched a blurb about the MNDoT Bridge List, and they showed some pictures of the structure of this one from (I believe) the 2005 report. [ It runs as "Bridge History" under KARE-11 OnLive ^ ] They showed missing bolts, severe corrosion, and misaligned members in the steelwork support structures.

I'm sure there are probably more than a single cause to the failure, just as there is a multiple cause for the dearth of maintenance to the infrastructures -- self-aggrandizing politicians, money-grubbing lobbyists, and an uninterested public.

2,525 posted on 08/03/2007 12:57:15 PM PDT by brityank (The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)

2,528 posted on 08/03/2007 1:21:06 PM PDT by spunkets ("Freedom is about authority", Rudy Giuliani, gun grabber)

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