Pittsburgh bridge collapse

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In the United States, after the spectacular collapse of a bridge in Pittsburgh on Friday January 28, there were miraculously only minor injuries. President Joe Biden had just arrived in the region to promote his massive infrastructure investment plan.

A flattened mass of concrete at the bottom of the valley: it is a broken into several pieces bridge which collapsed Friday January 28 in Pittsburgh, in the United States. It’s 6 a.m. yesterday. Several vehicles were driving on the bridge when it suddenly collapsed 18 meters. Help arrived very quickly. Usually, 15,000 vehicles use this bridge every day, but with the snow, few crossed it yesterday.

Ironically, US President Joe Biden was in Pittsburgh at the same time, precisely to announce massive investments to strengthen the country’s infrastructure. He visited the scene of the accident and was impressed by the disaster. According to the last inspection, the bridge was in poor condition. The exact causes of the collapse remain unknown for the time being.


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