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I believe my family and I drove over this bridge, when we were in Pittsburgh 4 years ago. I hate to say this, but the condition of bridges like this is one of
by daveaiello 5y ago
I believe my family and I drove over this bridge, when we were in Pittsburgh 4 years ago.
I hate to say this, but the condition of bridges like this is one of the major reasons that Pennsylvania currently has one of the highest gas taxes in the country.
And whatever PennDOT is spending the tax money on, this bridge-- in one of the two largest cities in our state-- collapsed anyway.
- smitty1110 5y agoCome on, we know they spent it on the perpetual projects on the PA Turnpike. Not sure about the eastern half of the state, but Philly probably gets more money than Pittsburgh. At least the fixed the Greenfield Bridge[1]. [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenfield_Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenfield_Bridge
- giantg2 5y agoThe Turnpike funds itself, and is required to give the state hundreds of millions to fund other projects.