As a precaution, the Washington state Transportation Department sent inspectors to check for damage at the Alaskan Way Viaduct, an aging elevated highway on the Seattle waterfront, as well as two other bridges.
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Associated Press writers Gene Johnson in Seattle and Charmaine Noronha in Toronto contributed to this report.
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