NTSB Calls for Examination of Thousands of Bridges Nationwide in Wake of Fern Hollow Bridge Collapse

A Pittsburgh Transit Authority bus that was on the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh on Jan. 28, 2022, when it collapsed. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are calling on transportation officials across the nation to examine thousands of bridges following a probe into the January 2022, collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

In a report published on May 18, NTSB provided an update on its investigation into the collapse of the bridge, which injured multiple people and damaged numerous vehicles.