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  2. Barge hits bridge connecting Galveston and Pelican Island ...

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    The accident happened shortly before 10 a.m. after a tugboat operator pushing two barges lost control of them, said David Flores, a bridge superintendent with the Galveston County Navigation District.

  3. Barge slams into Galveston bridge in Texas, causing partial ...

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    A barge slammed into a bridge in Galveston on Wednesday, spilling oil into the bay and forcing a shutdown of the Texas span, officials said, in the latest accident involving prominent U.S ...

  4. Barge slams into Galveston bridge causing collapse as oil ...

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    A bridge in Galveston Texas was hit by a barge on Wednesday, causing part of an attached railway to collapse (AP) According to the Galveston County Office of Emergency Management, the incident ...

  5. Galveston Causeway - Wikipedia

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    The old bascule bridge in its raised position. A barge passing under the new lift span on the railroad causeway, with the 2008-opened new causeway for road vehicles visible at left. The old bascule span now in Petaluma, California. It was repainted to match the theme color for the commuter train seen here. The taller bridge in the background is ...

  6. Rainbow Bridge & Veterans Memorial Bridge (Texas) - Wikipedia

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    Construction on the Rainbow bridge, a cantilever truss bridge, began in 1936.It was contracted under the guidance of the Texas State Highway Department.Due to concerns by the upstream city of Beaumont about the bridge posing a threat to ship navigation, the Rainbow Bridge was built with a 680-foot (210 m) main span.

  7. List of bridge failures - Wikipedia

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    Scott City roadway bridge collapse Scott City, Missouri: United States: 25 May 2013: Concrete road bridge A Union Pacific train T-boned a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train outside of Scott City, Missouri, at approximately 2:30 am. The impact caused numerous rail cars to hit a support pillar of a highway overpass, collapsing two sections of the ...

  8. US Coast Guard says Texas barge collision may have spilled up ...

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    Early estimates indicate up to 2,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into surrounding waters when a barge carrying fuel broke free from a tugboat and slammed into a bridge near Galveston, Texas ...

  9. San Luis Pass (Galveston Island) - Wikipedia

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    It is operated by Galveston County, Road District 1. [13] This 1.3 mile bridge has two lanes [13] and has a toll fee of $2. Surfside Beach is the closest city on the other side of Galveston along Brazoria County Road 257. The east approach to the San Luis Pass Bridge also serves as the western terminus of FM 3005.