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Idaho Officials Decide to Replace Bridge Damaged by Fiery Crash

Idaho officials have decided to replace rather than repair a bridge over a major interstate near Boise that was damaged during a fiery, seven-vehicle crash that killed four people. Idaho Transportation Department board members on Friday approved spending up to …

Arrests Made in Fire That Collapsed Atlanta Highway Overpass

Three people were arrested Friday in connection with a raging fire that collapsed an elevated portion of Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Ga., and shut down the heavily traveled route through the heart of the city. Deputy Insurance Commissioner Jay Florence …

Video Prompts Probe of West Virginia Bridge Work

Parkersburg Mayor Bob Newell says the state is investigating material that fell into the Ohio River during a bridge repair and maintenance project. Media outlets report that a video posted earlier this month on Facebook by an Ohio resident shows …

Emergency Bridge Closure in Oklahoma Causes Delay, Frustration

Kay Collett once enjoyed a commute that would be the envy of many: cross a river, hang a left at the end of the bridge and walk into the bank branch she can see from her back porch. Total travel …

Oklahoma Bridge Closed for Emergency Repairs

Oklahoma transportation officials said Monday that repair work on a closed bridge that connects Purcell and Lexington will take longer than expected and the bridge will remain closed indefinitely. Officials closed the US 77-State Highway 39 bridge over the Canadian …