Pa. owners baffled by theft of 50-foot-long bridge
NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) - October 8, 2011
New Castle Development spokesman Gary Bruce said Friday that he
"couldn't believe it when they told me it was gone."
A state police report says the 20-foot-wide span in North Beaver
Township went missing between Sept. 27 and Wednesday.
The bridge was made out of corrugated steel and valued at about
$100,000. Thieves used a blowtorch to cut it apart, presumably to
sell it for scrap metal.
The bridge was used occasionally as a back entrance to the
company property. It's in the woods along a railroad line about 60
miles north of Pittsburgh.
Bruce says he doubts the company can replace the bridge.
