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Landslide Problems: Oregon Highway 20
May 7, 2012 | BendBulletin.com

Numerous landslides have plagued a project to straighten a section of Oregon’s Highway 20 through a part of the Coast Range that receives over 100 inches of rain per year. Landslide damage will force the state to demolish four new bridges.


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