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Mississippi Bridge Closures

by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today
April 18, 2018

<h1>Mississippi Bridge Closures</h1>
<p class="byline">by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today <br />April 18, 2018</p>
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<p>Read Mississippi Today’s <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/bridge-closures/">bridge closure crisis</a> coverage.</p>


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