One lane of Interstate 35 remains closed after a dump truck with its bed lifted up struck the freeway bridge over State Highway 45 Monday evening causing extensive damage to the bridge.
The Minnesota State Patrol said the accident was reported at about 6:15 p.m. The truck was driving on Highway 45 under I-35, at the Scanlon exit, when the dump bed hit the bridge and ripped off the truck, becoming lodged in the bridge mount, the State Patrol told the News Tribune.
Charges are pending against the driver of the truck.
The right lane of northbound I-35 at the Highway 45 bridge in Scanlon remains closed until further notice. A MnDOT spokeswoman said engineers believe the damage can be fixed but that it’s not clear how long that may take or how long the lane may be closed.
