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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A bridge partially collapsed in Broward County, Florida, potentially due to heavy rain and flooding, according to initial assessments from the Broward County Highway and Bridge Maintenance Division.
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The bridge is located at NW 74th Place and NW 48th Avenue in Hillsboro Pines, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale. The collapse was discovered Thursday.
"Initial assessments indicate the collapse may be linked to the deterioration of two culverts beneath the bridge. Recent heavy rainfall may have worsened existing conditions," the division said in a news release.
The collapse impacted local utility services and crews are trying to determine what repairs are needed to reopen the road.
Central and South Florida saw rounds of heavy rain and flash flooding earlier this week, including a Flash Flood Emergency that left two people dead on Florida's Space Coast.
That came on the heels of record King Tide flooding across parts of South Florida last week.
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