Dramatic video shows the moment a Washington, D.C., pedestrian bridge collapsed on Wednesday afternoon. DC PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE COLLAPSE INJURES 6, SHUTS DOWN TRAFFICAccording to FOX5 Washington, both lanes of Interstate-295 reopened to oncoming traffic after crews worked through the night to clear the debris from Bridge 66. Recovery and clean up the demolished pedestrian bridge has completed, and all travel lanes are reopened. "Not only were there no serious injuries or deaths in the pedestrian bridge collapse, but the mass of debris was removed & highway reopened in little over 12 hours. In addition, while Mayor Muriel Bowser initially said that there were no structural concerns about the pedestrian bridge and Geldart said a February inspection found that it was "structurally sound," he later backtracked.

Source: Fox News June 24, 2021 18:45 UTC