Thursday, May 19, 2016

May Avenue bridge over Northwest Expressway collapses


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Crews are investigating a bridge collapse in northwest Oklahoma City Thursday afternoon.

The collapse occurred around 2:40 p.m. at the May Avenue bridge over Northwest Expressway after the driver of a tractor-trailer rig that was headed west hit the bridge.

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The truck involved is with Sunbelt Rentals.

All lanes of Northwest Expressway and May Avenue have been shut down in the area.

No one was hurt in the incident.

Engineers are evaluating the damage to the bridge. An estimate on the time needed for repairs is not known at this time, city officials said.

Officials said the bridge, which was last inspected in August 2014, has a clearance of 14 feet and four inches.

Detours in the area are marked with signs.

Source: http://www.koco.com/news/crews-responding-to-northwest-oklahoma-city-bridge-collapse/39631488

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