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Bridge board OKs suicide barrier nets

Oct. 10, 2008
Golden Gate Bridge directors voted overwhelmingly late this morning to hang nets alongside the landmark bridge to prevent suicides. Directors voted 14-to-1 for the nets with the lone "no" vote from Director James Eddie of Mendocino, who said that people in...
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MUMBAI, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Authorities in eastern India say seven police officers died Tuesday when a bomb exploded on a bridge in the state of Chhattisgarh.

23 feared dead in Kashmir bridge collapse

URI, India, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- At least 23 workers were feared dead Sunday after a bridge being built collapsed in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said.

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MIAMI, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro has granted a preliminary injunction sought by the Miccosukee Tribe to stop the overhaul of the Tamiami Trail in Florida.
Design led to bridge collapse, NTSB says

Design led to bridge collapse, NTSB says

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis last year resulted from design errors, federal investigators probing the collapse said Thursday.

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BAGHDAD, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A Baghdad bridge where hundreds of people died in a crush more than three years ago reopened Tuesday under heavy guard.

Imaging software makes bridges safer

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- German scientists say they have developed an image-processing software program that automatically detects irregularities in bridge materials.

Golden Gate Bridge may get suicide barrier

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Hanging metal nets below the walkways on the Golden Gate Bridge over San Francisco Bay appears to be the top choice for a suicide barrier.

Engineers: Big Dig project needs limits

BOSTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Heavy trucks should not be allowed to use a Big Dig connector bridge in Boston due to a recently discovered crack in its support, engineers say.

Venice mayor cancels bridge ceremony

VENICE, Italy, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The mayor of Venice, Italy, has canceled Italian President Giorgio Napolitano's planned inauguration of a new high-tech bridge.

New bridge on horizon year after collapse

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A new Interstate 35W bridge across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis should open in September, a year and a month after the old span collapsed.

Congressman: Bridge repairs underfunded

WASHINGTON, July 27 (UPI) -- U.S. states are paying the price for spending money meant to repair crumbling bridges on other things, a U.S. congressman says.

Army contracts for composite tank bridge

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., July 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted Axion International for the installation of a thermoplastic composite bridge at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.

Legendary monument to be restored

VENICE, Italy, July 17 (UPI) -- Venice's famous 17th century Bridge of Sighs monument will be restored over the next three years, Italian authorities announced.

It's lights out for Mackinac Bridge

ST. IGNACE, Mich., June 16 (UPI) -- Michigan transportation officials say the majestic Mackinac Bridge will be a bit darker this summer as they turn off its decorative night lights to save money.

Hunt on for missing hedge fund manager

NEW YORK, June 13 (UPI) -- Investigators are looking for a missing New York hedge fund manager or his body after his car was discovered on a bridge over the Hudson River.
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visited in Washington
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Veterans etch the names of their friends inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War on May 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. UPI/Pat Benic