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Steven Frias stated on August 14, 2013 in a Providence Journal commentary:
The R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority "was supposed to exist only until the bonds used to build the Newport Bridge were paid off through tolls. Once the bonds were paid, the Newport Bridge was to be transferred to the State of Rhode Island and become toll-free."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 1, 2013
Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2020 in a transportation secretary announcement:
“Tens and tens of thousands of bridges are in disrepair, some on the verge of collapse.”
By Jon Greenberg• December 17, 2020
Sam Graves stated on August 29, 2019 in a newsletter:
"The average bridge in Missouri is 48 years old — most were only designed to last for 50 years."
By Madison Czopek• October 2, 2019
Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2011 in a CNN interview:
"We don't have bridges being built" in the United States.
By Robert Farley• May 3, 2011
Facebook posts stated on November 29, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says photo shows "the Golden Gate Bridge opening to the public for the first time back in 1937, and yes, it almost collapsed."
By Miriam Valverde• December 4, 2019
Kathleen Vinehout stated on February 24, 2017 in an interview:
Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus."
By Tom Kertscher• March 3, 2017
John McCain stated on September 15, 2008 in a news release.:
"Barack Obama has the longest track record of any candidate in this election in support of the 'Bridge To Nowhere.' "
By Robert Farley• September 23, 2008
George Allen stated on December 07, 2011 in a debate:
"I was one of about a dozen (senators) who voted against the Bridge to Nowhere."
By Sean Gorman• December 27, 2011
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2024 in a post:
“The Francis Scott Key bridge is the same bridge that was shown in the Netflix movie ‘Leave the World Behind.’”
By Grace Abels, Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• March 29, 2024
Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows “a black figure on the bridge before it collapsed.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 29, 2024
George LeMieux stated on May 10, 2011 in a Web ad:
"(Bill) Nelson voted for billions in wasteful spending earmarks like the Bridge to Nowhere."
By Robert Farley• May 12, 2011
Jim Durkin stated on June 03, 2019 in a radio interview:
"There are parts of I-80 near Joliet that school buses are not allowed to cross because of the fragile nature of a bridge."
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• June 16, 2019
Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2024 in a Facebook reel:
Video of the ship colliding with the Baltimore bridge proves the bridge collapse wasn’t “an accident.”
By Sara Swann• April 2, 2024
Bloggers stated on March 16, 2018 in in a video blog:
An all-female construction company built the Florida bridge that collapsed.
By John Kruzel• March 20, 2018
Tim Pawlenty stated on January 11, 2011 in his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story":
"Ultimately, after an exhaustive investigation," the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that a Minneapolis bridge collapsed in 2007 "because of an original design flaw dating back to the 1960s."
By Louis Jacobson• March 30, 2011
Nicholas Mattiello stated on April 06, 2014 in a television interview:
The Pell bridge "is a tourism bridge essentially and not a commuter bridge."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 11, 2014
Donald Trump stated on October 14, 2015 in a speech:
"Sixty-one percent of our bridges are in trouble."
By Warren Fiske• October 26, 2015
Instagram posts stated on March 26, 2024 in an Instagram post:
The movie “Leave the World Behind” predicted the Baltimore bridge crash.
By Grace Abels• March 27, 2024
Loretta Weinberg stated on November 14, 2013 in an interview on the John Gambling radio program:
"We pay among the highest tolls in the nation for the privilege of crossing that bridge."
By Caryn Shinske• December 8, 2013
X posts stated on March 26, 2024 in a post on X:
“The captain of the container ship Dali…is a Ukrainian.”
By Madison Czopek• March 27, 2024

Articles (200)

Two ships colliding with bridges in the same week? That’s not unusual, reports show

By Jeff Cercone• April 4, 2024

Bridge too far on the Bridge to Nowhere

By Robert Farley• September 23, 2008

The bridge barrage

By Bill Adair, Robert Farley• September 8, 2008

Understanding infrastructure: The cost of repairing our roads, bridges and dams

By Tom Kertscher• January 6, 2020

Joe Biden said he commuted by train and car as a senator, including over the Baltimore Key Bridge

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 27, 2024

Who's paying for the $4 billion Tappan Zee Bridge replacement?

By Dan Clark• August 21, 2017

Baltimore bridge collapse: A cyberattack, a movie and other false claims about the ship accident

By Jeff Cercone• March 27, 2024

A look at some familiar attacks from recycled ads

By James B. Nelson• April 1, 2012

Baltimore bridge collapse: Why the federal government is paying upfront to fix it

By Jeff Cercone, Loreben Tuquero• April 2, 2024

(Fill in the Blank) to Nowhere still possible

By Robert Farley• March 12, 2009

How paid X accounts blamed Israel, Ukraine for the Baltimore bridge collapse

By Madison Czopek• April 3, 2024

Did Denali National Park ban American flags? No. Here’s what happened

By Sara Swann• May 31, 2024

Drilling down on Palin's record

By Bill Adair• September 1, 2008

Fact-checking Chuck Schumer on Coast Guard staffing’s role in Mexican ship’s Brooklyn Bridge crash

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 22, 2025

George LeMieux vs. Bill Nelson on earmarks

By Robert Farley• May 13, 2011

A look at some familiar campaign attack ads

By Martha M. Hamilton, James B. Nelson• April 2, 2012

Call the doctor! Truthiness in critical condition

By Willoughby Mariano• May 8, 2011

Bridgegate: Were Fort Lee students 'children of Buono voters'?

By Julie Kliegman• January 10, 2014

PolitiFact sniffs out distortions in GOP video

By Robert Farley• July 7, 2009

Fact-checking super PAC attacks on Rick Santorum

By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 17, 2012