Kansas Bridges To Be Rechecked After Minn. Collapse

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Channel: KMBC 9 · 2008 · News & Politics

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Three metro-area bridges will get new inspections following the fatal bridge collapse in Minneapolis last summer.

A federal reported on the collapse identified a design flaw with the metal that connected the bridge's steel beams.

One of the local bridges to be checked is the 18th Street Expressway Bridge, which has a design similar to the Minneapolis bridge. Inspectors will evaluate both of the Expressway's steel supports where it spans the Kansas River. KMBC's Martin Augustine reports.

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