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After all, even concrete and steel have a life span. The FHWA recently recommended bridges be built to last 75 years.
The 1917 concrete bridge over the Covington River is 90 years old, but even a novice can tell it is in bad shape. VDOT is expecting the results of an analysis of the integrity of the bridge in a few months.
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