Human Chain Formed to Help After Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse; No Deaths Reported

Human Chain Formed to Help After Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse; No Deaths Reported
Vehicles that were on a bridge when it collapsed are visible, in Pittsburgh's East End on Jan. 28, 2022. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo
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PITTSBURGH—A 50-year-old bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, requiring rescuers to rappel down a ravine and form a human chain to reach a few occupants of a municipal bus that plummeted along with the span. No deaths were reported.

The collapse came hours before President Joe Biden arrived in the city to promote his $1 trillion infrastructure law, which has earmarked about $1.6 billion for Pennsylvania bridge maintenance.