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Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh bridge collapse
catch22:
GSV from the path underneath the bridge. My wife and I were in Pittsburgh last September and crossed this bridge a couple of times.
https://goo.gl/maps/PTPrVKdvUEzWyAbr9
davewiecking:
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--- Quote from: davewiecking on January 28, 2022, 08:15:02 AM ---At about 6:50 AM today. https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2022/01/28/pittsburgh-bridge-collapse-forbes-braddock-avenue-point-breeze-squirrel-hill/stories/202201280075
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4395152,-79.8993553,401m/data=!3m1!1e3
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You're the first posting that even bothered to name the bridge or the area, I spent 5 minutes on CNN trying to figure out where the hell it was-then said "never mind, AA Roads is on it" and you were on point!
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I got a WaPo alert on my iPad that mentioned Forbes Road over a park, and as others have noted, opened up Google Maps and searched for a bridge over a park. The closed road (marked "until 2024") confirmed the location. Shocked at zero coverage on any of the network morning shows, but CNN had a report. Absolutely amazing nobody was seriously hurt. Snow delays had many people home that otherwise might have been out and about.
I've read that this bridge was rated poor; the rusted cross braces noted in the 3 year old tweet posted by webny99 probably didn't fix themselves.
jeffandnicole:
--- Quote from: formulanone on January 28, 2022, 12:09:19 PM ---I'm surprised a span that long and wide was rated for only 26 tons.
A close call all the way around.
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Because of the condition underneath. Maybe it's more surprising they still permitted vehicles up to 26 tons to drive on it.
bwana39:
--- Quote from: catch22 on January 28, 2022, 12:53:41 PM ---GSV from the path underneath the bridge. My wife and I were in Pittsburgh last September and crossed this bridge a couple of times.
https://goo.gl/maps/PTPrVKdvUEzWyAbr9
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Looking at the streetview, this bridge was pretty lightly built BEFORE the rust and other damage reduced the capacity even farther. It appears to have been seriously underbuilt and heavily salted.
tolbs17:
Fix ya bridges!
I-35W,
Florida pedestrian bridge,
And now this...
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