Snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapses (CNN)

[ItsjustMe]

A snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed Friday morning, Pittsburgh Public Safety said in a tweet. There is a strong smell of natural gas reported in the area, and residents are being asked to avoid the area, police said.

[blm]

1. Too bad Trump never had an infrastructure bill. Wasted 4years

when the nation’s bridges needed to be repaired and strengthened.

We wasted another 6months arguing with feckless morons about the bill that did finally pass.

[malaise]

3. THIS n/t

[Blue Owl]

2. Yowza that looks nasty!

[modrepub]

4. You'll Never See That On I-99

Because PA is all about building new interstate roads in the rural areas of the state. The SE and SW parts of the state are generally starved of funds at the expense of rural areas where road infrastructure is touted as economic stimulation.

[Stinky The Clown]

5. Is this on Forbes Rd?

[MissB]

6. Yes, through Frick park

My kid runs on a trail under that bridge quite often.

[Stinky The Clown]

7. Thanks! Scary stuff.

[ShazamIam]

8. What to expect: NYTimes and WaPO loudly proclaiming that Biden's infrastructure bill is failing./s

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Because it can't time travel and fix what the Republicans broke.

Edit: add above.

[CaptainTruth]

12. NYT Pitchbot on Twitter HAS to do this one.

It's just there for the taking.

[RockCreek]

9. Lived near there for 5 years.

This is a VERY central area. Pittsburgh is a city of neighborhoods, and it is a connecting bridge between major neighborhoods and on a major road in and out of more central areas.
The areas it connects are generally very liberal, but it will inconvenience and scare many a Trumpster. I wonder how many will have the sense to put the blame where it belongs?
And I hope Biden doesn't hold back AT ALL on his visit today in pinpointing where the blame lies. He needs to Channel a little red nastiness, surrounded by deep blue genuine compassion for those the collapse affects.

[johnp3907]

10. Local wing nuts are already calling it a false flag operation.

Saw that coming.

[LoisB]

11. My goodness! I can't imagine there are not injuries.

[Ray Bruns]

13. The good news is a Mercedes GLS 600 falls at the same rate as a ford fiesta.

[LiberalFighter]

14. Do they have regular inspections of the bridges?

When was the last one?

[Skittles]

15. am I correct that no one has died?

I mean, that would be so wonderful

[TheBlackAdder]

16. It was so fortunate that the bridge spanned a walking path and not a river.