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wow, scrap metal theft just got REAL: bridge stolen

Ns1

Ns1

No Lifer
😱😱

srsly, how do you haul this shit away unnoticed?


NORTH BEAVER TWP. — As the value of scrap metal — including copper and steel — increases, thieves have been becoming more daring and less respectful of institutions such as churches and schools.

But one group of thieves might have set the standard last week by stealing a 50-foot-long bridge. State police said the bridge was stolen between Sept. 27 and Wednesday in North Beaver Township. The theft was discovered shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday.

The bridge, around 20 feet wide, was in a wooded area along a railroad line in the township’s Covert’s Crossing region.

A release by state police did not include the name of the bridge’s owner, and trooper Darren Vizyak, the investigating officer, was not available for comment Wednesday afternoon.

Township Supervisor Paul Henry said the bridge was not owned by the municipality and was not to have been used as a township road span.

The bridge was made out of corrugated steel and valued at approximately $100,000. Police said the thief or thieves used a cutting torch to dismantle the bridge where it sat.

State police ask that anyone with information on the bridge theft call them at (724) 598-2211.
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http://www.ellwoodcityledger.com/ne...cle_4a5ae43e-20df-5b6f-a732-9b33716e2b3b.html
 
Oh excuse me!
Oh will you excuse me?
I'm just trying to find the bridge...
Has anybody seen the bridge?
Bridge?

(Have you seen the bridge?)
I ain't seen the bridge!

(Where's that confounded bridge?)
 
Jaepheth said:
Not as much fun as South Beaver.


Anyways...

Police say the thief was wearing a red trench coat and was overheard saying they were headed to the city of Thomas Jefferson's birth.
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That's a frame-up, Carmen Sandiego retired years ago.
 
The bridge was made out of corrugated steel and valued at approximately $100,000.
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This must have included the cost of construction too, right? How much corrugated steel does $100k buy you?
 
My dad used to work in bridge construction. Stealing something that size would be no easy feat. It would require some pretty heavy equipment. Sure it's in the middle of nowhere, you'd think the rental place would be suspicious.
 
LOL, it's not like it was a real bridge - it was 50 feet long.

It was on someones driveway crossing a creek.
 
mmntech said:
My dad used to work in bridge construction. Stealing something that size would be no easy feat. It would require some pretty heavy equipment. Sure it's in the middle of nowhere, you'd think the rental place would be suspicious.
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The article says they used cutting torches to disassemble it on the scene. I'm not an expect, but I imagine that a couple people working together, couple pickup trucks. Still pretty brazen.
 
Bateluer said:
The article says they used cutting torches to disassemble it on the scene. I'm not an expect, but I imagine that a couple people working together, couple pickup trucks. Still pretty brazen.
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Yea, and this wasn't a highway bridge. I've seen some small private bridges that would be easy to cut up. Wouldn't fit in a pickup due to weight, but a big truck/trailer, no problem.
 
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