NEWS
Florida foot bridge collapse leaves four dead
10:21 March 16, 2018 Reuters
Four people died when a newly installed pedestrian bridge connecting Florida International University (FIU) with the nearby city of Sweetwater collapsed Thursday. According to Dave Downer, the fire chief, another nine people were also wounded in the incident. The $11.4 million, 950-ton bridge, which stretched across a highway in Miami, was installed Saturday using an innovative method called accelerated bridge construction in which it was built to the side and later raised by a rig, swung over the road, and dropped into place.