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April 10, 2014

State beefs up 404 bridges; 509 left to go

  • WSDOT is nearly half finished with retrofitting 913 state bridges. It has spent about $100 million.
    • By SAM BENNETT
    Special to the Journal

    Photos courtesy of WSDOT [enlarge]
    WSDOT fortified these columns by jacketing them in steel.

    Nearly a quarter-century ago, the Washington State Department of Transportation embarked on a massive project to upgrade the state's bridges for decades to come.


     
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