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Ports chief: Savannah will need new bridge for larger ships
Expansion cost now at $2.5B
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Georgia will need to replace the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge that spans the Savannah River in the next decade to make room for larger cargo ships to sail beneath the span to reach the Port of Savannah. - photo by Associated Press
SAVANNAH — Georgia will need to replace the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge that spans the Savannah River in the next decade to make room for larger cargo ships to sail beneath the span to reach the Port of Savannah, the state's top ports official said Thursday.
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