U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 25

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 25: TWO FAMOUS BRIDGES

Profile America -- Wednesday, May 25th.  Two famous landmarks at opposite ends of the country are having anniversaries this week.  Both are part of the personality of the cities they serve.  Both are bridges and were considered engineering marvels when they were built.  San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937, hailed as a technological marvel then as now.  And the Brooklyn Bridge, spanning New York's East River, opened in 1883.  It now daily carries thousands of automobiles, which hadn't even been invented then.  While not as famous, more than 600,000 other bridges form a vital part of the nation's highway system.  Of these, nearly a third are considered deficient and obsolete to cope with the growing volume of traffic.  You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

Sources:  Chase's Calendar of Events 2011, p. 285, 290

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2011, t. 1089

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