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Interstate 5 Bridge Collapse

Associated Press
Thursday, May 23, 2013

A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in Mount Vernon, Wash., collapsed sending at least two vehicles and an unknown number of people into the water Thursday, May 23.

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    A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River in Mount Vernon, Wash., Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Rick Lund)
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    In this photo provided by NWCN, people look on after the Interstate 5 bridge collapsed over the Skagit River in Skagit County, Wash., Thursday, May 23, 2013. The four-lane bridge over the Skagit River collapsed about 7 p.m., Trooper Mark Francis said. There was no immediate estimate of how many people were in the water or whether there were any injuries or deaths, he said. (AP Photo/NWCN, Selina Dziura)
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    Vehicles can be seen in the water after a section of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River, north of Seattle, collapsed Thursday evening, May 23, 2013. The four-lane bridge collapsed at about 7 p.m., Trooper Mark Francis said. (AP Photo/Skagit Valley Herald, Gina Cole)
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    People look on after the Interstate 5 bridge collapsed over the Skagit River in Mount Vernon, Wash., Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Rick Lund)
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    A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River dumping vehicles and people into the water in Mount Vernon, Wash., Thursday, May 23, 2013 according to the Washington State Patrol. (AP Photo/Skagit Valley Herald, Frank Varga)
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    A portion of the Interstate-5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit river dumping vehicles and people into the water in Mount Vernon, Wash., Thursday, May 23, 2013 according to the Washington State Patrol. (AP Photo/Joe Nicholson)