Tractor-trailer damages bridge in Snyder Posted by DC Cargo Mall on January 15, 2013

The U.S. Highway 180 overpass at U.S. Highway 84 in Snyder was damaged Tuesday by a truck carrying an oversize load, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

No one was injured in the wreck, in which an 18-wheeler carrying a rock crusher attempted to pass underneath the bridge, said Senior Trooper Sparky Dean, DPS spokesman, in a statement.
Dean said the truck, which is registered to Price Construction in Big Spring, was traveling west on U.S. 84 when it hit the bridge at about 4:30 p.m.

The truck, which is permitted to travel at 14 feet in height, attempted to pass beneath a bridge marked at a height of 14 feet 5 inches.

The DPS' commercial vehicle enforcement team will measure the truck's load to see whether it fit the permit's specifications, he said. The bridge also will be measured.
Dean said traffic is being diverted on both roads.

"This bridge is currently closed and will remain closed until repairs are completed," said Darah Waldrip, Texas Department of Transportation spokeswoman, adding that TxDOT personnel will assess the damage today.

In late September, an 18-wheeler struck and damaged the concrete pillars of a U.S. 84 bridge where it crosses Interstate 20 just east of Roscoe. TxDOT has scheduled the bridge for replacement.