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ENR > Transportation > Minnesota DOT Shuts Bridge, Citing Bent Gusset Plates - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
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With the Interstate 35W bridge collapse of August 1 fresh on their minds, Minnesota Dept. of Transportation officials shut down a 51-year old continuous steel deck truss arch bridge in Minnesota indefinitely after inspectors found bent gusset plates March 20. MnDOT officials say they are now working to expedite an estimated $30-million bridge replacement originally scheduled for bid letting in 2010.
The 889-ft-long, 70-ft-wide Minnesota Highway 23 DeSoto Bridge, located in St. Cloud over the Mississippi River, is classified as fracture-critical—meaning it has no redundancy—but is not rated structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, acting MnDOT Commissioner Bob McFarlin said during a March 21 press conference. Inspectors ...
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