Ambitious Thieves Steal ... a Bridge

It's probably worth $100,000
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 7, 2011 2:02 PM CDT
Ambitious Thieves Steal ... a Bridge
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If some guy in Pennsylvania says he's got a bridge to sell you, he may mean it literally. Thieves made off with an entire steel bridge in (very) rural Pennsylvania, reports WTAE as noted by Gizmodo. It measures, or measured, 50 feet by 20 feet, and would likely fetch about $100,000 in scrap metal. The bandits likely needed torches and a few days to pull off the caper in North Beaver Township. (More bridge stories.)

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