Oregon and Washington looked at replacing the I5 bridge across the Columbia River also known as the Columbia River Crossing.  $175 million was spent on the problem before the whole project was cancelled, <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.oregonlive.com&#x2F;business&#x2F;index.ssf&#x2F;2013&#x2F;07&#x2F;columbia_river_crossing_spends.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.oregonlive.com&#x2F;business&#x2F;index.ssf&#x2F;2013&#x2F;07&#x2F;columbi...</a>.<p>The estimates were about $4 billion.  I believe the project never went anywhere because the states didn&#x27;t want to put in their chunk of that $4 billion.