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2000

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1999

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December 31, 2000


Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution-Local
 
MAIN STREET: Some In Putnam Content
  With Bridge To 20th Century


El Paso (TX) Times

Border Bridge Traffic Surges

Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette

Businesses Brace For Bridge Closing

Tilleman Bridge One Of Many
  Slated For State Inspections


Greenville (SC) News

Bridge-repair Money In Question

Upstate Counties Have The Most
  Substandard Bridges


India-Times of India

Lankan Troops Take Key Bridge
  In Major Offensive


Iran-Tehran Times

Sri Lanka Takes Key Bridge In
  Major Anti-Tiger Drive

December 22, 2000

ABC News-National-Wire

Ship Slams Into Houston Bridge;
  Channel Crossing Remains Closed

Birmingham (AL) News


Bridge Plan Divides County, Legislators

December 20, 2000

Allentown (PA) Morning Call

Bridge Project Delayed Again

Daily Oklahoman (OK)

Council Ponders Bricktown Bridge's Fate

Sioux Falls (SD) Argus Leader

Bridges To Nebraska



December 19, 2000

Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution

Scenic 'Sky Bridges' Spare Environment

Evansville (IN) Courier and Press

Warrick Commissioners Award
  Bridge Inspection Contract

Mobile (AL) Register

Bridge Plans Elusive

Stuart (FL) News

MPO Told To Ask State For Bridge Funds

Palm City Bridge

December 18, 2000


Greenville (SC) News

Merchants Alarmed By Planned Bridge Repairs

Lansing (MI) State Journal

Mother Nature To Determine
  When Bridge Work Done


Saginaw (MI) News

Another Delay Keeps Bridge Closed

Shreveport (LA) Times

State Plans To Replace Bridge Over Bistineau

State Embarks On Aggressive
  $125M Bridge Upgrade Plan

December 16, 2000

Birmingham (AL) News

Bridge Money To Cover 600, Engineer Says

Milwaukee (WI) Journal

Bridge Section May Get Blasted

December 15, 2000

Allentown (PA) Morning Call

Bridge Replacement To Disrupt Boroughs

Ashtabula (OH) Star Beacon

Township Will Save Parts Of Bridge

China Daily

Seven Killed, Two Missing In
  Chain Bridge Breaking


Des Moines (IA) Register

New Bridge Could Alleviate
  Traffic South Of Fleur


Quincy (IL) Herald-Whig

Demolition Of Old Hannibal Bridge
  A Three-month Project


Rocky Mountain News (CO)

Sky Bridge Would Link Old, New At Art Museum

San Francisco (CA) Chronicle & Examiner

Bay Bridge Quake Test

Willoughby (OH) News-Herald

Bridge Battle Settled

December 13, 2000

Bangor (ME) Daily News

Official Tries To Ease Bridge Concerns

Everett (WA) Herald

Bridge Over Troubled Traffic

Tennessean (TN)

Vanderbilt Plans Bridge Over 21st
  Avenue To Link Campuses


UPI-US

N.H. Covered Bridge Closed After Crash 

December 12, 2000

Chattanooga (TN) Times & Free Press

Walnut Street Bridge Gets 1st
  Major Cleaning Since Opening


Croatia Today

Preparation For Re-building Mostar
  Bridge Enters Final Phase


Sarasota (FL) Herald-Tribune

Planners Approve Funds To Build New Bay Bridge

Stuart (FL) News

MPO Decides On Location Of
  4-lane Palm City Bridge

December 10, 2000

Elgin (IL) Courier News

C'ville Wants To Widen East-west Bridge

Mason City (IA) Globe-Gazette

Nora Springs, DOT Try To Bridge Differences

New York (NY) Times-National

Piedmont Journal: Stepping Into The
  Unknown To Cross Bay Bridge


Staten Island (NY) Advance

Islander Spins Suspense Tale
  About Brooklyn Bridge

December 9, 2000

Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette

Sturgeon Bay's Michigan Street
  Bridge Reopens To Traffic


Standard-Examiner-Ogden (UT)

UDOT Tests New Bridge Anti-ice Device

Worcester (MA) Telegram & Gazette

Bridge's Weight Limits Often Ignored

December 7, 2000

Birmingham (AL) News

Unsafe Bridges In Line For Fixes

Columbia (SC) State

Pedestrian Bridge Would Link
  Columbia, W. Columbia


Rutland (VT) Herald

Covered Bridge Museum Proposed In Bennington

December 5, 2000

Houston (TX) Chronicle

Third Bridge Over Southwest Freeway Opens Today

Sacramento (CA) Bee

I-5 Bridge Fixed -- 8 Days Early: Rush-hour
  Nightmare Averted After Crews Work Around Clock

December 4, 2000

Belleville (IL) News-Democrat

Officials Look To State For Help With Bridge

Canada-Ottawa Citizen

'A Bridge Collapse Is Inevitable'

Elyria (OH) Chronicle-Telegram

W.Va. Residents Still Hope For
  Bridge Over The Ohio


Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette

New Bridge Links Recreational Trail

November 26, 2000

Jacksonville (FL) - Florida Times-Union

St. Johns, Clay At Distance
  Over Need For Bridge

November 19, 2000

Ashtabula (OH) Star Beacon

Deck The Bridge With Yuletide Lights

Charlotte (NC) Observer

6 Months After Bridge Fell, Bodies Still Broken

Fairbanks (AK) Daily News-Miner

Denali Assembly To Vote On Bridge Resolution

Findlay (OH) Courier

Bridge Opening Is Reset

Helena (MT) Independent Record

Historic Bridge On Montana
  Avenue Up For ‘adoption’

November 17, 2000

Charleston (SC) Post and Courier

Bridge Delays Upstate Projects

Fairbanks (AK) Daily News-Miner

City Takes Peek At Centennial Bridge

Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star


Regional Board To Study New Potomac Bridge

Korea-Korea Times

Yongjong Bridge Over West Sea To Open Monday


Sarasota (FL) Herald-Tribune

BREAKING NEWS: State To Reconsider
  New Ringling Causeway Bridge

November 14, 2000

Allentown (PA) Morning Call

Angle Criticizes Reibman On
  Unfunded Bridge Repairs


Bridge Repairs Are Not Complete

Asheville (NC) Citizen-Times

Bridge Replacement Planned On N.C. 151

Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer

3 Cracks Found In I-480 Bridge
  I-480 Caught In Cracks Of Time


Madison (WI) Capital Times

County Has New Weapon For Frosty Bridges

Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune

Paintings Of Bridges Of Minnehaha
  Creek Span Time And Place


Tacoma (WA) News Tribune

The Bridge Question: Readers Speak Up

November 10, 2000

Bradenton (FL) Herald

Proposed Bridge Sites Reviewed

Willoughby (OH) News-Herald

Bridge Over Viaduct Opens In Ashtabula

 

November 5, 2000

Australia-Canberra Times

Youth Build Federation Bridge To The Future

Columbia (SC) State

Overpass Fight Threatens Stono River Bridge

Findlay (OH) Courier

Bridge Reopening Moved Back Again

Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel

I-75 Bridge Annexation Worries
  Rock Quarry Opponents



New York (NY) Post

City Plan To Replace Bridges Is All Wet

UK-London Times-Britain

Woolly Remedy For Wobbly Bridge

October 29, 2000

Fresno (CA) Bee

Roadblocks Stall Plans For San Joaquin Bridge

October 28, 2000

Ashtabula (OH) Star Beacon

Lighting Of The Harbor Lift Bridge

Aurora (IL) Beacon News

Kane Pushes State On Stearns Road Bridge Study

Cedar Rapids (IA) Gazette

I.C. Bridge Project Receives $60,000

Elgin (IL) Courier News

Kane Pushes State For Stearns Bridge Review


St. Petersburg (FL) Times

Federal Money Buttresses Bridge Plan

Sun-Sentinel (FL)

Man Lands Small Plane On Sheridan Street Bridge

Thailand-Bangkok Post

Bridge Families To Resettle In Onnuj

Toledo (OH) Blade

Man Killed As Car Hits
  Bridge, Bursts Into Flames

October 26, 2000

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (AR)

Bridge For Pedestrians,
  Cyclists Put On Fast Track


Asbury Park (NJ) Press

Bridge Would Relieve Traffic In
  Downtown Toms River



Fargo (ND) Forum

Architecture Students Brainstorm Bridge Ideas

Findlay (OH) Courier

Bridge Work: End In Sight?


October 15, 2000

Ashtabula (OH) Star Beacon

County Celebrates Bridges

Australia-news.com.au


Bridge A Link To Painful Memory

Fort Walton Beach (FL) Daily News

Mid-Bay Bridge To Close On Monday

Lincoln (NE) Journal Star-Nebraska

Replica Of Cook Bridge Presented To Museum

Mobile (AL) Register

New Funding Will Help Replace
  Most Unsafe Bridges


Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette

Bridge Lighting Proposals Get Another Hearing

September 18, 2000

Huntsville (AL) Times

Old Stone Bridge Carries A Lesson
About Preserving Other Treasures

September 17, 2000

Allentown (PA) Morning Call

I-78 Bridge Down To 2 Lanes Until
  Monday As Work Shifts


Bangor (ME) Daily News

Sullivan Sisters Aim To Beautify Bridge

Biloxi (MS) Sun Herald

Commission Weighs Options On
  Old Vicksburg Bridge


Canada-Vancouver Sun

Lions Gate Bridge Closed This Weekend

Chattanoogan (TN)

Veteran's Bridge To Be Closed On Tuesday


Lincoln (NE) Journal Star-Nebraska

Bridge Billed As Lincoln-Omaha Hike-bike Link


Mobile (AL) Register

Work Finally Starts On Baldwin Bridge

Portland (OR) Digital City

Bridge Lift Ban Removed

Portland (OR) Oregonian

History Repeats Itself On Crooked River Bridge

Portsmouth (NH) Herald

No Traffic Letup In Sight On Little Bay Bridges

Trenton (NJ) Times

Truck Slams Low Bridge

September 11, 2000

Canada-Vancouver Sun

Problems Delay Reopening Of
  The Lions Gate Bridge


Duluth (MN) News-Tribune

Rainbow Bridge Stretches To Fargo

East Brunswick (NJ) Tribune

OLD BRIDGE: New Road Opposed By Area Residents

WOODBRIDGE: Bridge Project Costs Residents

Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star

Bridge Work Planned Set Fauquier County

September 7, 2000

Charleston (SC) Post and Courier

Long Island Bridge Plan Attacked

Munster (IN) Times

61st Avenue Bridgework Wraps Up

Pittsburgh (PA) Digital City

Bridge Demolition Starts Today

Bridge Restrictions Could Lift Thurs

Rutland (VT) Herald

Officials Reconsider Chester Bridge Plan

Staten Island (NY) Advance

Caution: Blob Zone Under Bridge

Washington (DC) Digital City


Residents Discuss Wilson Bridge

August 24, 2000

Canada-Ottawa Citizen

Region Consider Somerset Street Bridge

Nashua (NH) Telegraph

Thornton Road Bridge To Close Soon

Springfield (MA) Union-News

Bridge Job To Add To I-91 Woes

Bridge Repairs Ready For Bids

St. Petersburg (FL) Times

Resident Challenges Causeway Bridge Plan

Toledo (OH) Blade

State To Begin Ranking Railway Bridge Projects

August 22, 2000

Chattanoogan (TN)

State Planning To Widen U.S. 27
  Past Olgiati Bridge


Grand Rapids (MI) Press

Residents Excited As Lakeshore
  Bridge Project Nears End


Houston (TX) - Digital City

Hearing Will Discuss US-59 Bridge

Lansing (MI) State Journal

Roads: Work Almost Done On Okemos Road Bridge

Nashua (NH) Telegraph

New Bridge Project Back On Track

Oakland (CA) Tribune

Caltrans Won't Delay Start Of
  New Bay Bridge Span


Virginian-Pilot-Norfolk (VA)

Businesses Suffering Through
  Centerville Bridge Closing

August 21, 2000

Baltimore (MD) - Digital City

More Work On Charles Street Bridge

China Daily

Two Dead After New Bridge Collapses

Houston (TX) - Digital City

Hearing Will Discuss US-59 Bridge

Lansing (MI) State Journal

Roads: Work Almost Done On Okemos Road Bridge

Toledo (OH) Blade

Sessions To Focus On Using Land
  Under New I-280 Bridge

August 16, 2000

Albuquerque-Santa Fe (NM) - Digital City

Pollers Want Montano Bridge Expansion

Appleton (WI) Post-Crescent

U.S. 41 Pedestrian Bridge Plans Moving Forward

Binghamton (NY) Press

Demolition Of Anitec Bridge Begins Thursday


Fairfield (IA) Ledger

Keosauqua Residents Urge IDOT Not To
  Disrupt Traffic In DM River Bridge Work


Houston (TX) - Digital City

Hazard Street Bridge Demolished

Rutland (VT) Herald

Mendon Will Close, Fix Local Bridge

San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune

Crane Smashes I-8 Bridge At
  Route 163, Snarls Traffic

August 14, 2000

Appleton (WI) Post-Crescent

U.S. 41 Pedestrian Bridge Plans Moving Forward

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (AR)

Depression-era Bridge Slated For Restoration

Fairfield (IA) Ledger

Keosauqua Residents Urge IDOT Not To
  Disrupt Traffic In DM River Bridge Work


Greenville (SC) News

Park Plan May Help Save Historic Bridge

Houston (TX) - Digital City

Hazard Street Bridge Demolished

Newark (NJ) Ledger-Star

Bridges And Roads Prove No
  Match For The Torrents

August 7, 2000

Albuquerque (NM) Tribune

Montaño Bridge Is Not
Priority, Councilors Say


Austin (TX) - Digital City

Woodward Street Bridge Demolished

Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer

I-71 North Ready Except For Bridge

Grand Rapids (MI) Press

Bridge, Ramp Bring Detours

Modesto (CA) Bee

Crossing The University Bridge

Peoria (IL) Journal Star

Work Continues On McClugage, McNaughton Bridges

Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette

New Signals, New Bridge To Speed
  Traffic Through Homestead


Seattle (WA) Digital City

520 Bridge Repair Going Well

August 6, 2000

Appleton (WI) Post-Crescent

'Bridge Out' Sign Cuts Fremont
  Off From Rest Of The World


Daytona Beach (FL) News-Journal

Bridge Contractor Charged With
Environmental Crimes


Las Vegas (NV) Review-Journal

Traffic Reduced As Bridge Work
  Bites Into Nellis' Lanes


Portland (OR) Oregonian

Old Bridge Divides Residents In
  Rural Washington County


St. Paul (MN) PioneerPlanet

Bridges Over Troubled Water


August 2, 2000

Appleton (WI) Post-Crescent

View From The Bridge

Bangor (ME) Daily News

Bridge Renovation Delayed In Verona

Bosnia Today

Croatia To Help Rebuild Mostar's Ottoman Bridge

Bridgeport (CT) Connecticut Post

Guarantees Demanded For I-95 Milford Bridge


Chillicothe (MO) Constitution-Tribune

Ryan Street Bridge Set For Demolition

Japan Times

Aid-funded Laos Bridge Open

Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal

Bridge Painting Behind Schedule

Minneapolis (MN) Digital City

Old Bridge Stays, New Bridge Planned

Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune

Officials Hope Impasse Is
  Broken On Stillwater Bridge


New Haven (CT) Register

Milford Braces For Fight Over Bridge

Rutland (VT) Herald

Pittsford's Closing Of Bridge
  Annoys Those On Other Side


Tacoma (WA) News Tribune

Temporary Repairs On 520
  Bridge Will Take A Month


Toledo (OH) Blade

King Bridge Job Called Most Deserving Of Aid

Wilmington (DE) News Journal

CSX To Repair Newark Rail Bridge

July 29, 2000

Asheville (NC) Citizen-Times

Unique Old Bridge In Henderson To Be Preserved

Boston (MA) Herald

Bridge Milestone Seen As
Concrete Progress For Dig


Charleston (SC) Post and Courier

$800,000 Golf Cart Bridge Planned

Davenport (IA) - Quad-City Times


Government Bridge Paint Contract Terminated

July 25, 2000

Allentown (PA) Morning Call

American Bridge Co. Bounces Back

Binghamton (NY) Press

Official Says Restoration Of Bridge Will
  Not Affect Its Historical Value


Cherry Hill (NJ) Courier-Post

Long-lost Bridge Angel Statues To
  Be Placed Along River Banks


Davenport (IA) - Quad-City Times

I-74 Work Will Limit Approach To Bridge

Hampton Roads (VA) - Digital City

CTB To Build New Bridge-Tunnel

Springfield (MO) News-Leader

Bridge Work Continues

Tacoma (WA) News Tribune

Bridge Work Ahead; Backups Inevitable

July 21, 2000

Burlington (IA) Hawk Eye

Bridge Contracts Awarded By Supervisors

Providence (RI) Journal

Bridge Damage Breaks Key Link In Highway Chain

Sacramento (CA) Bee

Bridge Will Finish Lake Natoma Circuit

Virginian-Pilot-Norfolk (VA)

Board Approves Location Of A
Third Bridge-tunnel

July 17, 2000

Lawrence (MA) Eagle-Tribune

Safe Bridges Before Tax Cut, Says Tax Group

Washington (DC) Digital City

Bridge Deck To Be Replaced

July 15, 2000

Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer

Old Covered Bridge To Get A Face Lift

Road Work On Brent Spence Bridge

Conway (NH) Daily Sun

Tamworth Bridge Project Begins Next Week

Everett (WA) Herald

Bridges Won't Stay Down

Omaha (NE) World-Herald

Commuters Object To Bellevue Bridge Toll Hike

Portland (ME) Press Herald

Bridge Sparks Housing Boom

St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch

Crews Will Close I-70 This Weekend At
  Adelaide Avenue To Demolish Bridge

July 14, 2000

Duluth (MN) News-Tribune

Bigfork Celebrates New Roadway, Bridge


Grand Rapids (MI) Press

New Bridge Planned For Clay Avenue In Wyoming


Orlando (FL) Digital City

Bridge Project May Beat Schedule

Rutland (VT) Herald

Restoration Of Bridges Draws Praise

San Diego (CA) Digital City

Bridge Toll To Be Removed In 2002

San Francisco (CA) Digital City

Bridge Toll System Improved

July 13, 2000

Fayetteville (NC) Observer-Times

Bridge Will Be Named For Slain Lawmen

Rochester (NY) Democrat and Chronicle

Longest Plastic Bridge Planned

San Francisco (CA) Digital City

Bridge Toll System Improved

San Jose (CA) Digital City

Golden Gate Bridge Traffic To Decrease

July 11, 2000

Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution-Local

View From Bridge Now Open

Bridgeport (CT) Connecticut Post

Legal Wrangle Looms On Lake Zoar Bridge


Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star

Spanning Past And Future: Bridge
  Drives Kelly’s Ford Rebirth


Nashua (NH) Telegraph

Bridge Proposal Has Residents Cross

Providence (RI) Digital City

Bridge Closure Means Detour

Springfield (MA) Union-News

Decaying Bridge Is Ordered Closed

The Press Of Atlantic City (NJ)

Debris Fire Closes Parkway Bridge
  Over Great Egg Harbor Bay


July 9, 2000

Corpus Christi (TX) Caller-Times

Harbor Bridge May Light Skyline Again

Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune

Bridge Over Mississippi Spans Test Of Time

Providence (RI) Digital City

Veterans Memorial Bridge Dedicated


July 6, 2000

Daytona Beach (FL) News-Journal

Bridges Closed To Cars, Open Eyes
To History, Beautiful Views


Nashua (NH) Telegraph

Thornton Road Bridge Project Put On Hold

New Haven (CT) Register

172 Push DOT On Bridge; Agency Asked To
Build North In Milford Area


New Scientist

An Out-of-date Testing Standard May Be
Responsible For London's Millennium Bridge Blunder



San Antonio (TX) Express-News

Bridge Too Far Gone?

TCPalm.com (FL)

Oversea Railway Bridges Remain As Monuments

July 4, 2000

Mobile (AL) Register

Second Bridge On Hold; Barber Plays Wait, See

Bridge To Wealth?

July 3, 2000

Australia-Melbourne Age

$35m Bridge Link For Docklands

Peoria (IL) Journal Star

Work On Bridge Is Zipping Along

Pittsburgh (PA) Digital City

Bridge Lane Restrictions Possible

Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer

Getting There: Big Enough Vessel
  Can Open Bridge In Rush Hour


The Press Of Atlantic City (NJ)

They Can't Shake Bridge Woes In Ventnor

June 29, 2000

International Herald Tribune

New Bridge Links Sweden To Denmark

Memphis (TN) - Digital City

Bridge Construction Delays

Pakistan International News

Chiniot Bridge Inaugurated

Singapore Straits Times

Marathon To Span Sheares Bridge

Syracuse (NY) Post-Standard


Impasse Threatens OnTrack Bridge


June 28, 2000

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (AR)

Quorum Court Puts Strings On Taking Over Bridge

Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer

Walnut St. Bridge Open

Gary (IN) Post-Tribune