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Title
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Traffic Moves Again over Fairfax Span
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Description
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Photo and caption of the newly reopened Fairfax Bridge and highway crossing it, following the recovery from the 1951 flood of the area.
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Date
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1952-05-27
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Troubled Times for the Big Muddy
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Description
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Article on the continuously dropping river bed and water levels of the Missouri River. The system of dikes and reservoirs "that helped keep the Missouri River channel locked in place," and the effects of commercial dredging, drought, and flooding have contributed to the problem by scouring the river bed. River degradation poses challenges to utilities that draw power and drinking water from the river, as well as the structural integrity of bridges and levees and the water and bed levels of connecting tributaries.
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Date
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2014-01-21
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Troost Span Proposal Takes a Sleek Shape
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Description
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A public meeting is planned for June 16, 2005, evening to discuss the new Troost Avenue bridge over Brush Creek. ''The project design combines artistic and functional elements as part of the channel improvements for flood control on Brush Creek.'' Article includes drawing of the proposed bridge.
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Date
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2005-06-16
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
