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A rush to judgment raises questions about bridge inspections
MATT STROUD, The Daily Memphian
July 24, 2021
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1of3Monty Frazier, 51, and wife Shelly Frazier, 49, pose at their Natural Dam, Ark., home. Monty Frazier is a former bridge inspector with the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), who led the 2019 and 2021 inspections of the Hernando de Soto Bridge that connects Memphis, Tenn. to Arkansas over the Mississippi River. ArDOT officials fired Frazier after a contractor identified a crack in the bridge s tie girders. (Matt Stroud/Daily Memphian via AP)Matt Stroud/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3Monty Frazier, 51, and wife Shelly Frazier, 49, pose at their Natural Dam, Ark., home. Monty Frazier is a former bridge inspector with the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT), who led the 2019 and 2021 inspections of the Hernando de Soto Bridge that connects Memphis, Tenn. to Arkansas over the Mississippi River. ArDOT officials fired Frazier