A famous bridge over the Potomac River is badly in need of repair. The Memorial Bridge connects Washington, D.C. with Arlington County in Virginia. It provides drivers, runners and walkers alike a crossing between the famous memorial to President Abraham Lincoln and Arlington National Cemetery. Tens of thousands of people use the bridge every day. But only some of them know that the large stone structure and its steel supports are slowly breaking down. The Memorial Bridge was built in 1932. It was designed to be a ceremonial entrance to Washington. But the bridge is in need of major repair work. Money for the project has been hard to find. The U.S. Congress approved a $90 million grant for the repairs. But an estimated $250 million would be required to fully fix the famous structure.
Title: Memorial Bridge Needs Repairs in America's Capital
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1300/memorial_bridge.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Memorial Bridge Needs Repairs in America's Capital' data-article-id='1810'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8021'>A famous bridge over the Potomac River is badly in need of repair.</span> <span data-start-time='8021' data-end-time='17542'>The Memorial Bridge connects Washington, D.C. with Arlington County in Virginia.</span> <span data-start-time='17542' data-end-time='34333'>It provides drivers, runners and walkers alike a crossing between the famous memorial to President Abraham Lincoln and Arlington National Cemetery.</span> <span data-start-time='34333' data-end-time='40125'>Tens of thousands of people use the bridge every day.</span> <span data-start-time='40125' data-end-time='51292'>But only some of them know that the large stone structure and its steel supports are slowly breaking down.</span> <span data-start-time='51292' data-end-time='56833'>The Memorial Bridge was built in 1932.</span> <span data-start-time='56833' data-end-time='63396'>It was designed to be a ceremonial entrance to Washington.</span> <span data-start-time='63396' data-end-time='68875'>But the bridge is in need of major repair work. </span> <span data-start-time='68875' data-end-time='74000'>Money for the project has been hard to find.</span> <span data-start-time='74000' data-end-time='82583'>The U.S. Congress approved a $90 million grant for the repairs.</span> <span data-start-time='82583' data-end-time='92750'>But an estimated $250 million would be required to fully fix the famous structure.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1300/memorial_bridge.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7006 data-hint-location='17542' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1300/what_does_cemetery_mean.m4a'>What does cemetery 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