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National › 121 road bridges closed over fears of collapse

The infrastructure ministry said Wednesday that 121 road bridges nationwide have been closed as of April 2008 due to their possible collapse as a result… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Wed, Nov 04 2009

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