Kyushu quake causes bridge to collapse onto expressway
KOSA, Kumamoto Prefecture--A road bridge over the Kyushu Expressway collapsed following the magnitude-7.3 earthquake in Kumamoto early on April 16, underscoring the “unprecedented damage” of the inland temblor, the transport ministry reported on April 18. “I don't remember a bridge over an expressway ever completely collapsing,” said a road infrastructure expert. [...]