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Photos: President Biden discusses infrastructure following Frick Park bridge collapse

President Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh on Friday to tout his administration’s investment in infrastructure as well as the City’s work in advanced manufacturing and robotics. His visit comes in the wake of a Friday morning bridge collapse in Frick Park.

Biden stopped at the site of the bridge collapse after landing at Allegheny County Airport in West Mifflin, before heading to Hazelwood’s Mill 19 on Friday afternoon.

President Joe Biden visits the site where the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End.
Vehicles that were on a bridge when it collapsed are visible, Friday Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. When the bridge collapsed, rescuers rappeled nearly 150 feet while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from a dangling bus. more
President Joe Biden waves on Friday afternoon while boarding Air Force One at Allegheny County Airport, in West Mifflin, Pa., following a visit to southwestern Pennsylvania to talk about his infrastructure agenda.more
President Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh on Friday to tout his administration’s investment in infrastructure
President Joe Biden visits the site where the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, second from right, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, right, look on. more
President Joe Biden, third from left, stands with a group of officials and first responders behind a barrier to view the damage of a bridge that collapsed, Friday Jan. 28, 2002, in Pittsburgh's East End. more
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