{
  "id": 16863514,
  "title": "In 2012, Iowa treated a crash-prone urban bridge with a high-friction surface; skid readings rose from 30s–40s to 90s–100s, with 4 crashes in a year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/in-2012-iowa-treated-a-crash-prone-urban-bridge-with-a-high-friction",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T06:48:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/in-2012-iowa-treated-a-crash-prone-urban-bridge-with-a-high-friction-surface-skid-readings-rose-from-the-30s-40s-to-the-90s-100s-with-4-crashes-in-101793086408863.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After 54 crashes in four years, Iowa treated an I-380 bridge with high-friction surfacing; skid resistance rose, followed by four crashes in a year.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}