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Minneapolis, Mississippi Rebuild Broken Bridges
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Bridges where tragedy struck in two areas of the United States are on the mend.
In Minnesota, construction has begun on the Interstate 35 bridge that collapsed three months ago. Thirteen people were killed when the bridge fell. On Thursday, crews began drilling a test shaft — in order to build a new foundation. Their goal is to complete the bridge by Christmas 2008.
And in Mississippi on Thursday night, there were fireworks and speeches at the opening of another bridge. The Biloxi Bay Bridge was destroyed in 2005 by winds and a storm surge caused by Hurricane Katrina. The new span restores the last broken link on U.S. Highway 90 and connects Biloxi with Ocean Springs.
And there's an odd feature of the new Biloxi Bay Bridge: Unlike the old one, it's not straight. Designers altered its shape because debris from the old one was in the way. Now the bridge bends at both ends.
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