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Ars article has photos of the bridge: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/lawsuit-says-man-died-after-google-maps-directed-him-over-collapsed-bridge/ h
by js2 3y ago
Ars article has photos of the bridge:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/lawsuit-says-man-died-after-google-maps-directed-him-over-collapsed-bridge/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/lawsuit-says-man...
Reporting at the time of the accident:
https://www.wcnc.com/article/traffic/catawba-county-deadly-crash-jeep-runs-off-closed-bridge-hickory-north-carolina/275-1a06eb43-0a13-40fb-b606-6f07b439b319#l8u04uk5i128sw8axz8 https://www.wcnc.com/article/traffic/catawba-county-deadly-c...
It's a private road which is why the county/state hadn't repaired it.
Google Maps no longer shows the road going through but if you switch to street view you can "drive" over the bridge from before it collapsed. Here's street view from on top of the former bridge:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/2yiQG1NBanpnVdav8 https://maps.app.goo.gl/2yiQG1NBanpnVdav8