Area bridges are safe, officials say - Sat, 25 May 2013 PST

Though many area bridges rate poorly on national standards of structural integrity, safety precautions make a collapse unlikely, city and county engineers said Friday. “One of the reasons this is huge news is that the state and the bridge engineers around the country do such an excellent job that it doesn’t happen...

spokesman.com (1 hour ago)

DOT: Six Yakima County bridges ‘structurally deficient’

As the damage was assessed and politicians quarreled in the aftermath of Thursday’s Skagit River bridge collapse, local transportation officials downplayed any concerns about bridges in Central Washington. Of the more than 30 bridges listed as structurall...

yakimaherald.com (2 hours ago)

Pierce County has 28 bridges in need of work

Map of "Structurally Deficient" bridges in Pierce County. Data from National Bridge Inventory. Of the more than 550 bridges in Pierce County, 28 are designated as “structurally deficient” and need some kind of repair, rehabilitation or replacement, according to interviews and a News Tribune analysis of national...

thenewstribune.com (3 hours ago)

Bad bridges abound in Monroe County

As a percentage of all its bridges, Monroe County has the fourth-worst ranking of structurally deficient bridges in the state, according to an analysis of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation data.

poconorecord.com (4 hours ago)

541 area bridges rated obsolete

daytondailynews.com (4 hours ago)

Focus turns to Lewis River bridge after Skagit River bridge collapse

Several steel truss bridges like the one that failed over the Skagit River Thursday cross rivers in Southwest Washington, and a few of them have troubles. None is considered unsafe, though, ac…

tdn.com (4 hours ago)

541 area bridges rated obsolete

springfieldnewssun.com (4 hours ago)

Stark County bridges: How they measure up

cantonrep.com (5 hours ago)

Broken bridges part of Washington history

The Pacific Northwest has had its share of bridge troubles through the years. Here are a few of the most famous ones.

seattletimes.com (6 hours ago)

Washington bridge collapse spotlights California's aging bridges

California has spent billions retrofitting its bridges for earthquakes, but critics say the state is still lagging behind most states in the quality and age of its structures. But thousands of its bridges are classified as “structurally deficient” by federal bridge authorities.

mercurynews.com (7 hours ago)

Oregon's bridges in better shape than most -- but that's not saying much

Sixty-five Oregon bridges -- including Portland's Broadway Bridge and the crowded Interstate Bridge over the Columbia River-- share the same outdated truss design as the Interstate 5 bridge that collapsed into Washington's Skagit River on Thursday.

oregonlive.com (7 hours ago)

Scott Bridges: Il Capriccio: Italian in Los Feliz

One of the joys of dining out frequently in unfamiliar neighborhoods is discovering heretofore unknown eateries that become your go-to spot whenever you're back in that part of town. Case in point: Il Capriccio in Los Feliz. I was in the area for a Press Club event earlier in the evening, and was looking for...

huffingtonpost.com (7 hours ago)

LOOK: How Bad Are Your State's Bridges?

In his State of the Union address this year, President Obama urged repairs of "the nearly 70,000 structurally deficient bridges across the country." He proposed a plan called "Fix it First," which would have invested $50 billion in repairing transportation infrastructure, starting with the most urgent repairs....

huffingtonpost.com (7 hours ago)

Hundreds of Georgia bridges aging, deficient

ajc.com (7 hours ago)

List of national collapsed bridges

A slideshow of bridges that have collapsed in the United States.

palmbeachpost.com (7 hours ago)

Watch Washington bridge collapse

CNN's Erin Burnett shows surveillance video of the Washington bridge collapsing and other crumbled bridges.

cnn.com (8 hours ago)

Fred Armisen's Portland: it's weird and it's wonderful

OK. Portland. I think I have a pretty fair angle on this city, because I am not from here. I am from New York and therefore a visitor. I have been spending every summer here for a few years to shoot the show Portlandia. I started visiting Portland around 10 years ago to see my friend Carrie [musician and actress...

guardian.co.uk (9 hours ago)

Cleveland bridges have problems, but not the kind that collapsed a Seattle-area span

Some of Cleveland's aging bridges have structures similar to a Seattle-area span that collapsed. But local bridges aren't prone to the accident that caused the calamity Thursday.

cleveland.com (9 hours ago)

ODOT: Quick facts about Oregon bridges

Could an incident like Washingtons Skagit River Bridge collapse happen in Oregon? Until state and federal officials complete their investigation and we know exactly what happened, its difficult to know.

statesmanjournal.com (10 hours ago)

Bridge collapse in Washington highlights worry over nation's many crumbling structures

The bridge collapse in Washington state will cause major traffic headaches and illustrates the concern for the nation's many crumbling bridges.

cleveland.com (10 hours ago)

PM Note: We've Crossed This Broken Bridge Before

Infographic – Are you driving on a “structurally deficient bridge?” – http://abcn.ws/10YFvBT We’ve Crossed This Bridge Before – If you think a major freeway bridge collapsing is going to lead to a rash of new infrastructure spending to repair the hundreds of risky bridges in...    

abcnews.com (10 hours ago)

Problem bridges are everywhere

CNN's Tom Foreman explains that every state has hundreds of deficient bridges.

cnn.com (10 hours ago)

Vt. seeks US damage assessment after flash floods

UNDERHILL, Vt. (AP) - Flash flooding from record-tying rainfall in parts of northern Vermont washed out roads, damaged bridges and clogged culverts after a string of overnight thunderstorms across the region that left some residents Friday slogging through mud and debris.    

boston.com (10 hours ago)

Some of the Riskiest Bridges in America

Some of the Riskiest Bridges in America

time.com (11 hours ago)

Wash. DOT: 21 trucks hit state bridges last year

It's not terribly uncommon for trucks to strike bridges in Washington state - it's just that such accidents don't usually cause the structures to collapse.

seattletimes.com (12 hours ago)

Scott Bridges: Toscana: Aperitivo Italiano

I'm happy to report that the Aperitivo Italiano experience is alive and well in the cozy community of Brentwood. The traditional pre-dinner gathering, constructed around complimentary appetizers, pizzas, crostinis and, of course, classic cocktails, is happening every day in the bar and lounge at Toscana. That...

huffingtonpost.com (12 hours ago)

Wash. DOT: 21 trucks hit state bridges last year

SEATTLE (AP) -- It's not terribly uncommon for trucks to strike bridges in Washington state - it's just that such accidents don't usually cause the structures to collapse....

ap.org (12 hours ago)

Fixing Bridges, Corporate Taxes: Op-Ed

There may be a way to fix both crumbling U.S. infrastructure and the corporate tax issue.

cnbc.com (13 hours ago)

DOT: 6 bridges “structurally deficient” in Yakima County

YAKIMA, Wash. - Six bridges in Yakima County are classified as structurally deficient, according to the state Department of Transportation. That number is down from 2011, when there were nine such bridges in the county. Four received repairs since then bu...

yakimaherald.com (13 hours ago)

Bridge collapse shines light on aging infrastructure

Federal Highway Administration study says 11% of nation's bridges are structurally deficient.

usatoday.com (13 hours ago)