© 2024 90.5 WESA

Donate

Play Live Radio

Next Up:

0:00

0:00

0:00 0:00

Available On Air Stations

What we know about the Philadelphia bridge collapse

NPR

Published June 12, 2023 at 8:33 AM EDT

Workers inspect and clear debris from a section of the bridge that collapsed on Interstate 95 after an oil tanker explosion on June 12, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Traffic was severely affected due to the closure of this primary north-to-south highway for East Coast travel. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong gets the latest on the Philadelphia bridge collapse from WHYY’s Tom MacDonald.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

Lindsey Vonn announces a comeback at 40, saying she's ready to race

Bill Chappell

The record-setting skier once notched speeds that would be illegal on most U.S. highways — until knee injuries slowed her down and she retired in 2019. Now Vonn says she's ready to return to racing.
Stargazers can see the final supermoon of the year this weekend

Chandelis Duster

The next supermoon — which appears larger and brighter than a regular full moon due to its proximity to Earth — will not be visible for nearly a year.
Richard Price explores second chances, and rising from the rubble in 'Lazarus Man'

Terry Gross

In Price's novel, a Harlem apartment building collapses, upending the lives of its residents, including a photographer, a funeral director and a 42-year-old man who feels he has little to live for.

Load More