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December 14, 2006

Too-tall trucks hit bridges a dozen times in 2006: DOT

  • The state has started looking at eliminating bridges with low vertical clearances.
    • By BENJAMIN MINNICK
    Journal Construction Editor

    Photo courtesy of WSDOT [enlarge]
    A southbound truck yesterday hit the 178th Street bridge over I-5, damaging a girder.

    A truck hit the South 178th Street overpass yesterday, tying up traffic on southbound Interstate 5 near Southcenter mall for several miles and causing significant damage to the bridge.


     
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