The Latest: Rods were being adjusted when bridge fell - News Summed Up

The Latest: Rods were being adjusted when bridge fell


The Latest on the bridge collapse in Florida (all times local):5:20 p.m.Federal investigators say they've confirmed that workers were adjusting a tension rod on a newly installed portion of a pedestrian bridge when it collapsed on a busy highway, killing six people. When completed, the bridge was to span a highway and canal and connect Florida International University's campus to the neighboring community of Sweetwater. All of them are from the north end of the structure, including portions of the walkway's canopy, floor and vertical and diagonal support pieces. Hundreds of Florida International University students gathered for a vigil Wednesday morning for the six victims of a pedestrian bridge collapse near their campus. Videos of Thursday's collapse show a prefabricated concrete segment of the bridge began crumbling on the same end of the span where the tower redesign occurred.


Source: ABC News March 21, 2018 15:41 UTC



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