The Latest Breaking News from Fern Hollow Bridge

The Fern Hollow Bridge collapse posed a stiff test, but Pittsburgh rescue teams rose to the challenge

PITTSBURGH — There is no concrete playbook for handling catastrophes.

Tribune News Service · Jan 30, 2023

For those affected by Pittsburgh's Fern Hollow Bridge collapse, humor and resilience got them through to its reopening

PITTSBURGH — Only in Pittsburgh can a catastrophe that makes national news beget a Christmas tree ornament — 3,221 sold as of Tuesday for $10 each from handmade goods vendor Etsy, Inc.

Tribune News Service · Dec 26, 2022

Biden seeks symbol of rebuilding at Pittsburgh bridge

President Joe Biden is preparing to visit Pittsburgh's Fern Hollow Bridge, which is being rebuilt after collapsing early this year

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

US Department of Transportation commits $25.3 million to replace Pittsburgh's collapsed Fern Hollow Bridge

PITTSBURGH —The U.S. Department of Transportation has committed $25.3 million to the replacement of the Fern Hollow Bridge, which collapsed Friday into a ravine below it in Frick Park.

Tribune News Service · Feb 1, 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

Collapsed Pittsburgh bridge was hailed as 'one of the country's best new bridges' in 1974

PITTSBURGH — The Fern Hollow Bridge in Frick Park was built over 14 months in 1972 and 1973 for $1.2 million, replacing a 70-year-old bridge that was closed because it was deemed "hazardous" and to have "extreme deterioration," according to stories at the time.

Tribune News Service · Jan 30, 2022