Connecticut’s bridge inspection program, which monitors the condition of about 5,000 bridges statewide, won’t change after the collapse of a major highway in Philadelphia on Sunday, according to the CT Department of Transportation. The state is responsible for inspecting about 4,000 state-owned bridges across the state, along with another roughly 1,000 municipal bridges with spans longer than 20 feet. Over 3,000 municipally owned bridges and culverts fall outside the states’ inspection program, Morgan said. I-95 is a major artery for people and goods along the east coast, and the collapse could snarl travel plans for months. The accident may also hit pocketbooks. The I-95 corridor carries nearly 40% of the country’s gross domestic product, according to a 2010 estimate by the I-95 Corridor Coalition.
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