Biden To Visit Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse!

Forbes Avenue bridge collapse.

The Frick Park Bridge on Forbes Avenue on Pittsburgh's east side has collapsed.

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Tom Wolf and Pittsburgh mayor Ed Gainey were notified. The incident happened hours before the president was to address the bipartisan infrastructure bill that he signed into law late last year.

For years, this bridge was deemed structurally deficient.

@Pgh311 I hope someone is keeping an eye on the underside of the Forbes Avenue bridge over Frick Park? One of the big "X" beams is rusted through entirely (and, yes, I see the cables, so it's probably not a crisis). pic.twitter.com/UQScawPEGQ

— Dr. G Kochanski (@gpk320) December 29, 2018

Located in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood, the bridge collapse has impacted a major thoroughfare in the city.

The Port Authority confirms that one of its buses was damaged. Also several vehicles were involved.

There were injuries but not life-threatening. The bridge has 14,500 vehicles that travel through it.  Thankfully it was not spring nor it was a busy day on the road.

President Biden and Pittsburgh Mayor Gainey at the Forbes Avenue bridge collapse. https://t.co/uTkHQPYeb4 pic.twitter.com/rxLKywXKAW

— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) January 28, 2022

Port Authority officials said that a driver and two passengers were on the bus. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said the passengers were taken to the hospital for treatment.

Biden is expected to visit Pittsburgh to talk about his infrastructure law. However, this incident has now changed the narrative. The president will directly push for the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better package and discuss the collapse. 

Now it appears that the far right will find a way to blame the president for something that was years in the making.