mangxema
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I'm not familiar with that part of the country, but this seems like an important bridge, especially with respect to traffic in and out of Canada. Interestingly, it doesn't appear to have been one of the structurally deficient bridges.. it just kind of sucked?
The bridge is not considered structurally deficient but is listed as being "functionally obsolete" - a category meaning that their design is outdated, such as having narrow shoulders are low clearance underneath, according to a database compiled by the Federal Highway Administration.
The bridge was built in 1955 and has a sufficiency rating of 57.4 out of 100, according to federal records. That is well below the statewide average rating of 80, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal data, but 759 bridges in the state have a lower sufficiency score.
Local coverage here
(Also, for those keeping score, this is sadly not an unprecedented event, although thankfully this one is in a more rural area.)