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I-5 BRIDGE FALLS DOWN IN WASHINGTON

MOUNT VERNON, Washington - A famous bridge called Interstate 5 Bridge in Washington was falls down suddenly over a river north of Seattle on Thursday evening May 23rd 2013. People travelled over bridge and vehicles are collapsed into the water. It was not analysis that how many people were in the water or how many people got  any injuries or death, Troopa Mark Francis said, and it is not clear that what caused the bridge collapsed. 

One among the people Xavier Grope who lives near the river, said that there is no more danger to any one who travelled in bridge. There were several boats at the bridge collapse scene and number of ambulances service waiting. A red car and truck were damaged and sailing into the water. Many of the people crowded into the river to watch the scene.

The bridge was built in 1955 and has a ratings of 57.4 out of 100
according to Federal Highway Administration record. Nearly there use to be 80 of statewide average ratings but it is under below the usual ratings. 

However, there were apart from 42 countries 108 bridges are 50 years or older. Accurately the record says that eight bridges are more than 70 years old and two of the bridges are 80 years older. 

According to American Society of Civil Engineers 2013 infrastructure reported said more than 7840 bridges are functionally obsolete in Washington.

Interstate 5 bridge collapsed in Washington.
 
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