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February 4, 2010

WSU tests retrofits for Aurora Bridge's columns

  • The state is trying to reinforce the columns without compromising their unique shapes.
    • By JON SILVER
    Journal Staff Reporter

    THE ALASKAN WAY Viaduct isn't the only section of state Route 99 that could get hit hard by a big earthquake. There's Seattle's Aurora Bridge, too.

    Photos courtesy of WSU [enlarge]
    The 78-year-old columns of the Aurora Avenue Bridge are tricky to reinforce without ruining their cruciform shapes.


     
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