January 1, Pittsburgh Bridge Collapses Hours Before Biden Infrastructure Visit

A snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed just hours before President Joe Biden was scheduled to visit the city for an infrastructure event.

The Pittsburgh Public Safety Department said police, firefighters, and other emergency services responded to the bridge that fell near South Braddock and Forbes avenues.

“Five vehicles and one Port Authority bus were on the bridge. Three people were transported to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries,” the department said in a statement.

Officials said the collapse ruptured gas lines that ran along the bridge, causing a large gas leak. Crews shut off the gas within a half-hour, and the several families that were evacuated from their nearby homes have since been cleared for re-entry.

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Bridge collapses in Pittsburgh just hours before Biden infrastructure visit