Collapsed bridge with a truck stuck in the middle. Unless elected officials push Congress to act, nothing will be done about fixing the country's failing infrastructure. (Photo: Shutterstock)

In October, PBS's "Nova" had a program entitled, "Why Bridges Fail." It focused largely on European bridge collapses, like the August 15, 2018, collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy, that killed 43 people. The story also mentioned the I-35 Mississippi River Bridge collapse in Minneapolis, and the collapse of the U.S. 35 bridge over the Ohio River at Gallipolis, both discussed previously in this column.

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