… fortunately no deaths or serious injuries: Bridge collapses in Pittsburgh, 3 hospitalized - https://www.yahoo.com/gma/bridge-collapses-pittsburgh-injuries-reported-134000274.html
Another Bridge Bites The Dust ?
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Good parking brake on that bus. A miracle no one was killed?
Not brakes, if you look closely you can see the bus got wedged between the two sections of bridge. A miracle indeed.
Wow!
Looks like an articulated bus and the back half got caught under the bridge.
Looks like an articulated bus and the back half got caught under the bridge.
Mother of God, I hope there are no fatalities.............
Would this be defined as infrastructure? Asking for a friend.
?…here’s to a quick mend for those injured. ?
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Zoomed out pic. A miracle that there were no serious injuries. There is a popular trail underneath it… No Mothman sightings reported?
Thanks for sharing. Won't be the last unfortunately. The infrastructure in this country needs some significant maintenance.
Crap concrete?
Love to know what failed.
Love to know what failed.
When you find out the truth, you end up getting even angrier.
That’s the cost of freedom, baby
The ability to provide funds for maintenance
Bridges have critical metal reinforcements and other components that if not maintained properly (ie: descaled and painted regularly) can cause early failure.
I remember the highway bridge disaster in Italy. Years ago, everyone was reporting that the bridge was moving, until it collapsed. A truck driver neighboring my building, told me the same thing when he was passing by with his truck. A month after passing over it, it collapsed. A miracle. Best wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured and no serious after-effects.............
Yes, I understand that all bridges of whatever construction have to be maintained.
Still want to know the material! I am betting concrete piers.
Over time, all materials are subject to stress and strain. Plus, these structures have to accommodate such issues as weather, settling /shifting, etc.. It's not feasible to build them to last forever. Ongoing monitoring, evaluation, maintenance and replacement are necessary. The catastrophic failure isn't necessarily due to faulty material or design. But it also could be. How old was that bridge?