Bridge Similar to Collapsed Span Ok, State Says ; Odot Inspectors Say Steel Gusset Plates On the I-71 Bridge Near Mason Do Not Have Cracks.

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Steel gusset plates holding together the massive steel beams supporting the Interstate 71 north and south bridges near Mason in Warren County have no cracks, according to inspectors who examined the structures Thursday in the wake of a bridge collapse in Minneapolis.

The distinctive 239-foottall Jeremiah Morrow Bridge, made up of two spans over the Little Miami River Bikeway near Mason, uses an under deck truss design similar to the collapsed Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis.

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Bridge Similar to Collapsed Span Ok, State Says ; Odot Inspectors Say Steel Gusset Plates On the I-71 Bridge Near Mason Do Not Have Cracks.

Federal investigators have not determined why that bridge collapsed Aug...

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