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On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
Thirty-five percent of Vermont's 2,700 bridges are either 'structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.'
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Describing the poor condition of Vermont's infrastructure.

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