The Federal Highway Administration provided $2 million in emergency-relief funds to repair a California bridge that partially collapsed after the foundation washed away under an abutment.
A heavy rainfall on July 19 washed away the abutment at the eastern end of the Tex Wash Bridge near Desert Center, Calif., which carries eastbound traffic on Interstate 10, the main link from Southern California to Arizona. The westbound bridge also was damaged but still standing, and traffic flowed over it in both directions after foundation repairs.