
HUTCHINSON — Clean up continues and US-50, just west of the South Hutchinson interchange, was expected to be open again by Monday night after a semi hauling a crane crashed into the overpass at Kansas 14 and Kansas 96 overpass.
The impact damaged two concrete girders and forced the closure of both lanes of U.S. 50 and the northbound lane of the bridge, according to Zach Oswald with the Kansas Department of Transportation.
Motorists going west on U.S. 50 were still able to use the interchange with Kansas 14 going south, but the eastbound entrance ramp was closed.
The impact with the bridge knocked the loader off of the semi trailer and scattered debris over all four lanes of the highway.
Oswald says there is no danger of the bridge collapsing, but crews are assessing the overall damage to the span.
There were no injuries in the accident.