The runaway barges were spotted Thursday on the Monongahela River outside Pittsburgh. Traffic was shut down for hours on two bridges spanning the river after the barges hit one of them and started ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- All bridges that were shut down early Monday morning because of runaway barges on the Monongahela River have reopened to traffic. According to the U.S. Coast Guard ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Several barges broke loose on the Monongahela River between the Rankin Bridge and the Homestead Grays Bridge on Thursday afternoon. Allegheny County says approximately 15 ...

A portion of Monongahela River dam was blown up ... Contractors will utilize excavators on barges to clear the river of debris, ensuring safe passage for waterway users once the project concludes ...

RIVER RESCUE CREWS INSPECTED THE The Hot Metal Bridge that connects the South Side with Oakland was closed for more than an hour after being struck by a barge on the Monongahela River.

About 50,000 barges moved through the 23 locks and dams in the Pittsburgh region in 2024, carrying 140 million tons of commodities. On a bright afternoon at the Elizabeth Riverfront Park, a ...

An Army Corps of Engineers dredging barge swept the river 150 times and ... Bettmann//Getty Images The TB-25 wasn’t the only plane lost in the Monongahela river. In 1954, a DC-3 transport ...

employees recently used a new lifting device to load a temporary dam into a barge for use during the upcoming lock chamber dewatering at Lock 4, Monongahela River. Known as "needle" dams ...