Saturday, March 30, 2024

Barge allides with US-59 Bridge over Arkansas River south of Sallisaw, OK

(no Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

These "fender benders" are not rare. I think we are seeing them now because the Baltimore accident has taught the YouTube algorithm to suggest allisions with bridges.

0:27 video @ 0:04

All lanes were closed just before 1:30pm, Mar 30, 2024, after a barge struck it. It reopened about two hours later. [koco]
Oklahoma Highway Patrol posted eight photos with the comment: "US-59 south of Sallisaw at the Kerr Reservoir is completely shut down at this time due to a barge that has struck the bridge. Troopers are diverting traffic away from the area. The bridge is going to be shut down until inspections of the bridge can be made."
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It looks like a liquid product barge. Is it empty or does it have enough hulls to hold the product?
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0:47 video of a news report

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