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The bridge was blanketed with snow from an overnight storm that had passed through the area. [26] Five vehicles were on the bridge when it collapsed, including a Pittsburgh Regional Transit articulated bus built by New Flyer in 2013. Another passenger vehicle drove off the eastern bridge abutment after the collapse and came to rest on its roof ...
The Pittsburgh bridge that collapsed Friday was in poor condition and not targeted for improvements under the federal infrastructure bill, state records show.
A 50-year-old bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh had been rated as poor on a recent inspection report, but transportation officials and engineering experts cautioned that doesn't necessarily ...
Pittsburgh Public SafetyFour cars and a bus were left teetering on the edge of disaster when a Pittsburgh bridge with decade-old structural issues collapsed early Friday morning, snapping into ...
Ten people were injured Friday morning when a snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed ahead of President Joe Biden's scheduled visit to the area to talk about infrastructure.
The Birmingham Bridge was built in 1976. It replaced the South 22nd Street Bridge (aka Brady Street Bridge), which was demolished on May 29, 1978. Six days before the demolition, the Pittsburgh Police, Fire, and EMS responded to a construction worker who had pinned his leg near the top of the span. After attempting unsuccessful rescues, they ...
In the wake of the 2022 collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge, the Swindell Bridge was identified as another of Pittsburgh's most deficient bridges, having been rated as poor since 2009 with issues including "heavy rusting, exposed rebar and missing or leaking seals". [26]
A two-lane bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, prompting rescuers to rappel nearly 150 feet (46 meters) while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from a dangling bus.