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Climate Change Can Cause Bridges to ‘Fall Apart Like Tinkertoys,’ Experts Say


On a 95-degree day this summer, New York City’s Third Avenue Bridge, connecting the Bronx and Manhattan, got stuck in the open position for hours. As heat and flooding scorched and scoured the Midwest, a steel railroad bridge connecting Iowa with South Dakota collapsed under surging waters. In Lewiston, Maine, a bridge closed after the pavement buckled from fluctuating temperatures. America’s bridges, a quarter of which were built before 1960, were already in need of repair. But now, extreme hea

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