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Preliminary work at the bridge site, including soil tests, began in early 1978. Ground was broken on the I-182 Bridge on July 8, 1981, with construction expected to be finished in late 1984 at a cost of $ 23.8 million. It was the first bridge in the state to be built with post-tensioned
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