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Pittsburgh's Fern Hollow Bridge was severely decaying before collapse, 2021 report indicates

PITTSBURGH — Rust corrosion so bad that there were holes in the steel support legs. A bridge deck so compromised by chlorides from winter salt that the concrete underside was decaying and water was seeping through to the steel below. Steel cross-beams “severed” from their connection to the support legs…

Tribune News Service · May 20, 2022

State ordered Pittsburgh bridge to be inspected more frequently years before collapse

PITTSBURGH — As far back as 2014, the state of Pennsylvania found enough problems with the Fern Hollow Bridge over Frick Park that it said inspections should be launched every year instead of every 24 months, a state official told the Post-Gazette on Monday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 1, 2022

Officials: Bridge not bad enough to close after inspection

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says the bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh last week showed deterioration during a September inspection that wasn't bad enough to require its closure

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022