Officials cite faulty design in bridge collapse

By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Linda Feldmann

July 5, 1983

Greenwich, Conn.

The collapse of an Interstate 95 bridge last week was probably caused by faulty design of supporting pins, officials said. But Gov. William O'Neill said the span would reopen by July 12 if safety tests showed it was structurally sound.