PITTSBURGH — Crews on Monday evening used a massive crane to hoist the trapped Port Authority bus out of the wreckage from Friday’s Forbes Avenue bridge collapse, capping the daylight hours that saw other vehicles also lifted out of the rubble, Frick Park reopen to the public and a viewing area established for curious onlookers to soak in the destruction.
Crews started hauling cars up from the ravine where the bridge landed around 1 p.m., and began positioning themselves to lift the bus around 3:45 p.m. Cranes lifted the articulated bus off the slab of concrete it had rested on around 5:30 p.m. The bus was placed on Forbes Avenue near the closed end between the collapsed area and South Braddock Avenue.
Most of Frick Park reopened Monday morning, and the public observation area was set up after the weekend saw curious residents trekking their way through snow-covered hills around the site to get a glimpse of the bridge, public safety officials announced Monday afternoon.
