American Society of Civil Engineers
Bridge engineer with 40 years’ experience; 2012 president of the American Society of Civil Engineers
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Andrew Herrmann
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FROM Andrew Herrmann
To the Point
Will Fixing the Infrastructure Help Repair the Economy? The collapse of the Skagit River Bridge on Interstate 5 in Washington State has shut down a major artery between Seattle and Vancouver, Canada. All it took was a truck with an oversized load. A pickup truck and an SUV fell into very cold water.
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