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This will probably be a wake-up call for DOTs everywhere to look at the types of over-sized loads they're permitting and whether or not they have these kinds of bridges.

Paula Hammond, the former head of the Washington State Department of Transportation, referring to the bridge north of Seattle that collapsed into the Skagit River Friday after a truck with a high load crashed into an upper part of the span.

Paula Hammond, the former head of the Washington State Department of Transportation, referring to the bridge north of Seattle that collapsed into the Skagit River Friday after a truck with a high load crashed into an upper part of the span.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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