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Review of road bridges in England Review of road bridges in England
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A review of England's road bridges has been announced following the collapse of a bridge over the Mississippi River.A review of England's road bridges has been announced following the collapse of a bridge over the Mississippi River.
The Highways Agency says its engineers will check any bridges that have features similar to those which may have caused the tragedy in the US.The Highways Agency says its engineers will check any bridges that have features similar to those which may have caused the tragedy in the US.
But it says there are no bridges on English motorways and A-roads identical to the one in Minnesota.But it says there are no bridges on English motorways and A-roads identical to the one in Minnesota.
Four people are confirmed dead and at least eight people are missing. Police had earlier said up to 30 were missing.Four people are confirmed dead and at least eight people are missing. Police had earlier said up to 30 were missing.
'Similar features'
A Highways Agency spokeswoman said the Minnesota structure was a truss girder bridge, none of which has been identified in England so far.
She added: "We are monitoring information about the Minnesota bridge and awaiting information about what appears to be the cause.
"As a matter of routine at times like this, we review the data we have on our bridges for any similar features."
The agency is responsible for England's motorways and major A-roads, which between them have about 17,000 bridges.
A total of 50 vehicles were thrown into the water when part of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, gave way during the rush hour on Wednesday evening.