A newly installed pedestrian bridge has collapsed at Florida International University in the Miami area and it was not immediately clear if anyone is hurt. The overhead walkway was only installed on Saturday, and was put in place to increase the safety of students crossing the busy Tamiami Trail from one area of the campus to another.
According to the Miami Herald, the operation to install the 174ft span took several hours. Construction crews had spent several months erecting support towers on either side of the roadway, and cranes lifted the walkway into place on Saturday morning, the newspaper said.
The $14.2m project was funded by the US Department of Transportation.