Someone Stole a Bridge
Filed under “How is this not from TheOnion.com?”
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11280/1180364-455.stm
The Covert’s Crossing bridge in North Beaver Township has been in the area since at least the early 1900s, according to the Lawrence County Historical Society.
State police suspect someone used a torch to tear apart the bridge, which was worth an estimated $100,000, sometime between Sept. 27 and Wednesday.
“I couldn’t believe it,” said Gary Bruce, a spokesman for New Castle Development, the company that owns the bridge, which was 50 feet long and 20 feet wide. “It’s a lot of work.”
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The privately owned bridge was erected in 1887. It was used occasionally by local businesses.
This is what remains:
If you see a steel bridge listed for sale on Craigslist, notify Pennsylvania State Police.
UPDATE: Thieves caught!
That’s not the bridge that was stolen. Lmao.
It was a small bridge further up the river….that was on a creek coming into the river. LOOK IT UP