ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A bridge was struck Tuesday morning, closing part of the Parkway West in Robinson Township, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
The closure went into place just before 10:30 a.m. at the Route 22/60 bridge, a PennDOT spokesperson said.
NEW PIC: I was just sent this pic from a viewer of a mangled truck on the Parkway West this morning. It was on top of a car carrier that didn’t make the bridge clearance in Robinson Township. No one was hurt and the bridge wasn’t damaged pic.twitter.com/pK0LzR0e9g
— Aaron Martin (@WPXIAaronMartin) November 12, 2019
Police said a car carrier had a Jeep on its top row, and the roof of the Jeep clipped the bridge as it was driven beneath it.
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PennDOT bridge inspectors were called to the scene before the bridge reopened.
Drivers were forced to exit the Parkway West at the Crafton (Exit 60B) off-ramp during the closure, which lasted until shortly before 11 a.m.
UPDATE: Traffic Is Once Again Moving on the Parkway West Outbound at 22/30/60. Delays are still building back toward I-79. #PittsburghTraffic #wpxi https://t.co/SLxXWUjw3F pic.twitter.com/sUc7Otd6u0
— WPXI Traffic (@WPXITraffic) November 12, 2019
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