Nine months after feared collapse, officials beef up I-40 bridge oversight
The fractured tie girder on the I-40 Hernando DeSoto Bridge was visible May 11 when the bridge was shut down to traffic. It reopened Aug. 2. (Arkansas Department of Transportation)
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Hernando DeSoto Bridge vulnerabilities could have been detected four decades ago, ArDOT officials say.
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Hernando DeSoto Bridge Mississippi River ARDOT Arkansas Department of Transportation Lorie Tudor U.S. Department of Transportation Mike Hill Stewart Linz TDOT Tennessee Department of Transportation Dave Parker Ted Kniazewycz Gary Prinz Ruchu Hsu Raymond TillmanIn partnership with
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Benjamin Hardy
Benjamin Hardy is a journalist with the Arkansas Nonprofit News Network. This article is produced in partnership with the organization.
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