Wanna buy a....

[Icequeen]

Bridge?

$100K Steel Bridge Dismantled, Stolen From Rural Area

NORTH BEAVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Pennsylvania State Police are looking for a steel bridge worth an estimated $100,000 that was dismantled and taken from a rural area in Lawrence County.

Police said they believe a torch was used to cut apart the bridge, which measured 50 feet by 20 feet, near Covert's Crossing in North Beaver Township.

Resident Robert Obed, who owns property nearby, gave Channel 4 Action News' Keith Jones a tour of the heavily wooded and remote area.

"Its old beams are probably hundreds and hundreds of pounds per foot," said Obed.

Investigators said the bridge was taken between Sept. 27 and Oct. 5.

Read more: http://www.wtae.com/news/29413287/detail.html#ixzz1aJHi3mZ5

I think the value is a "little" over-estimated. 

I'm just curious as to exactly how long it took the thieves to get it out of there.

[Queen Victoria]

If it took that long for someone to notice it is missing, then it probably isn't needed.

[Osensitive1]

Not sure about the value. Have no idea what people get for scrap steel.

[earthboundmisfit]

I think the value is a "little" over-estimated. 

That's kind of what I thought. My car is worth about $5,000. I doubt it would be worth that much if I cut it up with a torch.

[P7PSP]

It is still a lot of tons on a short bridge.

[earthboundmisfit]

But where are you going to sell it?

[Parts]

Steel I think is between $250-300 a ton. So if it was 400 tons 100,000 wouldn't be far off.  As to where to sell it there are tons of places but in such quantity you would have some trouble unless you knew people but if your steeling a bridge you obviously thought of where to get rid of it before hand.  That much steel is  a lot of work and a lot of acetylene and oxygen  not to mention diesel for the trucks and other equipment.  On a  side note depending on when the bridge was made some had a lot of wrought iron parts that is highly desirable in   blacksmithing circles due to the ease of working it.