Overcrowding Blamed for Merrillville Bridge Collapse

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An engineer has determined that a northwestern Indiana pedestrian bridge did not have structural defects when it collapsed after a Fourth of July fireworks show, spilling about 50 people into a lake.

Chicago Sun-Times

Previously: 

Bridge Was Overloaded, Authorities Say

BY BJ Lutz // Friday, Jul 24, 2009 at 10:00 CDT

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