Washington State Bridge Collapse Could Echo Far Beyond Interstate

Last Updated, 4:12 p.m. Dan Sligh and his wife were on their way to a camping trip for Memorial Day weekend on Interstate 5, north of Seattle, when they saw a truck that was carrying an oversized load strike the side of the bridge they were driving on.MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — The partial collapse here on Thursday night of a heavily used river bridge on Interstate 5 caused no deaths, but as the long holiday weekend began it underscored the vulnerability of a transportation system that hinges not justAn interstate 5 highway bridge collapsed in Washington State, sending cars and people into the water!MOUNT VERNON, Wash. -- The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapsed Thursday evening, injuring a unknown number of people. Both the northbound and southbound portions of the bridge dropped into the riverBy Patrick Garrity, NBC News. Two freight trains collided and derailed early

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