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Park Service: Washington Monument Now Closed Indefinitely After Crack Also Found On Lower Portion

08/24/2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

“WASHINGTON — The National Park Service says engineers have found a crack near the top of the Washington Monument presumably caused by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the East Coast.

Park service spokesman Bill Line said Tuesday night that structural engineers found the crack where the 555-foot landmark narrows considerably.

He says the lower portions checked out fine earlier but later they found the crack. He says the monument will be closed indefinitely to keep the public safe.

An outside engineering service will study the crack on Wednesday. He says it’s too early to say what would be involved in fixing it.” Read more.

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