Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse: Bus Too Heavy? Rust? Missing Funds?

In this video, we talk about the Forbes Ave bridge in Frick Park in the city of Pittsburgh PA. today we review more evidence in the collapse of the Fern Follow Bridge and provide you with possible root causes for what made this Forbes Ave Bridge collapse down on a snowy morning at 6:00 AM in Jan 2022. We will look at the current ratings of the bridge from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and determine what was wrong with the bridge, where there may have been faults whether it be in the design or in the lack of maintenance or current condition of the bridge or was the rusty metal supports underneath the bridge a stressor in allowing the Forbes Ave bridge to collapse. We also examine where the funds disappeared to which was allocated to pay for bridge repairs.

⏱ Table of Contents Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Cause (Click on timestamps to jump to a chapter) ⏱
00:00 Introduction to Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse
0:45 Recovering the PAT bus from the Forbes Ave Bridge Collapse site
2:00 Pat bus too heavy? Weight of the PAT Bus vs max weight of the bridge.
2:39 Bridge derated for less than 26-ton capacity
3:10 Weight of typical trucks on PA bridges
4:02 Drivers don't know the height and weight of their trucks: 11 foot 8 bridge
4:45 Pushing weight capacity to limit with dangerous results
5:40 Examining bridge underside support, Cor-Ten weathering steel
7:45 Analysing the concrete bases supporting Fern Hollow Bridge Superstructure
9:30 Google Street Maps view under Forbes Ave Bridge
10:20 Analysis if sheared off columns off concrete pads
11:55 Brittle metal cause of the collapse?
12:13 $4.3 billion in Misalocated funds meant for bridge repair
13:42 How to stop politicians from misappropriating bridge repair funds?
15:10 Deep dive into federal bridge database report on the Pittsburgh Bridge

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