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MADISON,
Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has declared the closure of the
Leo Frigo Bridge in Green Bay a disaster. State transportation
officials closed the bridge Wednesday after a support pier unexpectedly
sank 2 feet, causing a deep dip in the ...
Wis. gov declares closed bridge an emergency
| September 27, 2013 | Updated: September 27, 2013 6:00pm
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Photo By Press-Gazette Media, Jim Matthews
A
span on the Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge in Green Bay shows signs of
buckling Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 in this view looking west.
Authorities say a section of the Interstate 43 bridge, about 150 to 200
yards long, dipped about three feet across all four lanes. No one has
been injured. Police closed the bridge, known as the Leo Frigo Memorial
Bridge, before sunrise Wednesday.
State transportation officials closed the bridge Wednesday after a support pier unexpectedly sank 2 feet, causing a deep dip in the pavement.
Walker issued an executive order Friday calling the bridge a key commercial link, declaring the closure a disaster and placing Brown County in a state of emergency for 60 days. The bridge spans the Fox River at the mouth of Green Bay.
The declarations could lead to federal reimbursement for the first 180 days of repair work. Transportation officials plan to attach equipment similar to seismographs on the bridge's piers to detect movement. Once the equipment is in place workers will begin inspections to help determine how to make repairs.
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