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Pittsburgh bridge collapses ahead of Biden’s visit to discuss infrastructure

Local officials say sudden failure of 50-year-old bridge underscores ‘critical’ need to fund improvements

A bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh on Friday just hours before US president Joe Biden flew to the city to discuss the nation’s infrastructure needs and tout the passage of a law to fund improvements in roads, bridges and other critical fixtures.

Biden travelled by motorcade to the bridge site shortly after his arrival in Pittsburgh and stayed for about 15 minutes, surveying the damage with local, state and congressional officials.

“We’ve been so far behind in infrastructure, it’s mind-boggling,” Biden told the other officials. He also spoke with first responders who described hearing a loud bang at the time of the collapse.

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