A barely recognizable, severely corroded and barnacle-covered pocket watch was recovered from the wreck in 1979.

City engineers said at least 30 of the bridge's floor beams were severely corroded.

Managers had issued the work order despite employees' warnings that the tank was severely corroded and overdue for maintenance, according to court records and OSHA documents.

One controller was broken open on one side, and both were severely corroded and damaged by marine life.

It ceased to be a toll bridge in 1879 when the Metropolitan Board of Works assumed responsibility for its upkeep - it was by then severely corroded.

In 1979, extensive repairs were made to the superstructure, which had become severely corroded.

At the Manhattan Bridge, scene of another $150 million repair project, eye bars anchoring one of the cables are severely corroded.

Some cliffs of Dongjyu is severely corroded by wind, creating a strangely aesthetic appearance.

A safety check revealed the signs, that had been in place since the 1950s, were severely corroded and unsafe.

It was severely corroded.