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Bridge crisis could be sign of things to come

ALBANY -- Sounding the alarm on the urgent need to address the state's crumbling bridges, several upstate legislators held a press conference this morning to point out that the closure of the Champlain Bridge connecting Crown Point and Vermont could... Full Article at Albany Times-Union

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  1. ALBANY, N.Y. - New York state Sen. Elizabeth Little said the sudden closure of an unstable, half-mile bridge spanning Lake Champlain in Essex County is isolating the communities that rely on it and harming nearby businesses. Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor

  2. WEST ADDISON The Lake Champlain Bridge connecting New York and Vermont is beyond repair and must be demolished and replaced, officials announced Monday, weeks after inspectors closed the span amid safety concerns. Full Article at Burlington Free Press

  3. CROWN POINT -- The 80-year-old Champlain Bridge, closed suddenly last month after the state found the concrete piers were rotting, is on the verge of collapse and too far gone to be saved, according to officials in New York and Vermont. Full Article at Albany Times-Union

  4. CROWN POINT -- State engineers were shocked to learn the 80-year-old massive concrete piers that hold up the half-mile-long Champlain Bridge were quickly rotting away unnoticed just below the waterline. Full Article at Albany Times-Union

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