LUCAS CO BRIDGES 

IN NORTHWEST OHIO, TWO LUCAS COUNTY BRIDGES ARE IN THE SPOTLIGHT FOR SAFETY CHECKS AS THE NATION HONORS THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE BRIDGE COLLAPSE IN BALTIMORE.
THE ANTHONY WAYNE BRIDGE AND THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR BRIDGE ARE BOTH BRIDGES THAT CROSS THE MAUMEE RIVER. BUILT BEFORE 1991, THE BRIDGES DID NOT GO THROUGH A VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT, MEANING THE BRIDGE THAT COLLAPSED IN BALTIMORE LAST YEAR, COULD HAVE THE SAME OUTCOME FOR THESE BRIDGES SHOULD A SHIP HIT THEM .IN PART OF A STATEMENT WE RECEIVED FROM THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THEY SAY THE SHIPS THAT NAVIGATE OHIO'S WATERWAYS ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER VESSEL THAT STRUCK THE BALTIMORE BRIDGE. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY REVIEWED KEY BRIDGES AND DETERMINED PROTECTIONS WERE IN PLACE.