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Here’s a look at the eight border wall prototypes

By Tal Kopan, Jasmine Lee and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN
Updated 1:28 PM EDT, Tue March 13, 2018
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This $344,000 prototype was built by Caddell Construction Co. of Montgomery, Alabama. Customs and Border Protection is evaluating eight potential barriers in San Diego and may use characteristics of them in future construction along the border.
This $344,000 prototype was built by Caddell Construction Co. of Montgomery, Alabama. Customs and Border Protection is evaluating eight potential barriers in San Diego and may use characteristics of them in future construction along the border.
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This $453,538 prototype was built by W.G. Yates & Sons of Philadelphia, Mississippi. Customs and Border Protection is evaluating eight potential barriers in San Diego and may use characteristics of them in future construction along the border.
This $453,538 prototype was built by W.G. Yates & Sons of Philadelphia, Mississippi. Customs and Border Protection is evaluating eight potential barriers in San Diego and may use characteristics of them in future construction along the border.
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This $458,103 prototype was built by W.G. Yates & Sons of Philadelphia, Mississippi. Customs and Border Protection is evaluating eight potential barriers in San Diego and may use characteristics of them in future construction along the border.
This $458,103 prototype was built by W.G. Yates & Sons of Philadelphia, Mississippi. Customs and Border Protection is evaluating eight potential barriers in San Diego and may use characteristics of them in future construction along the border.
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This $320,000 prototype was built by Caddell Construction Co. of Montgomery, Alabama. Customs and Border Protection is evaluating eight potential barriers in San Diego and may use characteristics of them in future construction along the border.
This $320,000 prototype was built by Caddell Construction Co. of Montgomery, Alabama. Customs and Border Protection is evaluating eight potential barriers in San Diego and may use characteristics of them in future construction along the border.
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This $365,000 prototype was built by Fisher Sand & Gravel of Tempe, Arizona. Customs and Border Protection is evaluating eight potential barriers in San Diego and may use characteristics of them in future construction along the border.
This $365,000 prototype was built by Fisher Sand & Gravel of Tempe, Arizona. Customs and Border Protection is evaluating eight potential barriers in San Diego and may use characteristics of them in future construction along the border.
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This $486,411 prototype was built by KWR Construction of Sierra Vista, Arizona. Customs and Border Protection is evaluating eight potential barriers in San Diego and may use characteristics of them in future construction along the border.
This $486,411 prototype was built by KWR Construction of Sierra Vista, Arizona. Customs and Border Protection is evaluating eight potential barriers in San Diego and may use characteristics of them in future construction along the border.
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This $406,319 prototype was built by ELTA North America of Annapolis Junction, Maryland. Customs and Border Protection is evaluating eight potential barriers in San Diego and may use characteristics of them in future construction along the border.
This $406,319 prototype was built by ELTA North America of Annapolis Junction, Maryland. Customs and Border Protection is evaluating eight potential barriers in San Diego and may use characteristics of them in future construction along the border.
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This $470,000 prototype was built by Texas Sterling Construction Co. of Houston, Texas. Customs and Border Protection is evaluating eight potential barriers in San Diego and may use characteristics of them in future construction along the border.
This $470,000 prototype was built by Texas Sterling Construction Co. of Houston, Texas. Customs and Border Protection is evaluating eight potential barriers in San Diego and may use characteristics of them in future construction along the border.
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