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On the recordApril 2, 2024
This is a unique circumstance. I do not know of a bridge that has been constructed to withstand a direct impact from a vessel of this size.
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Pete Buttigieg
Democratic · Indiana
Source
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Pete Buttigieg comments on the structural vulnerabilities of bridges in light of recent incidents.

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