PITTSBURGH — Authorities closed the 16th Street Bridge about 6:30 p.m. Friday because of a gas leak, officials said.
Equitable Gas Co. spokesman Scott Waitlevertch said it appears the leak is coming from a main line on Smallman Street in the Strip District.
“As a precaution, we shut down down the bridge until we can get a valve turned off,” Waitlevertch said. “No customers are adversely affected at this point.”
The 16th Street Bridge goes over the Allegheny River between the North Side and Strip District. The 1,900-foot span carries about 15,000 vehicles a day, according to PennDOT data.
Allegheny County spokeswoman Amie Downs said a contractor working in the area struck the main line.
Further details were unavailable.
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