The Oklahoma state patrol said Saturday that it closed a highway south of Sallisaw after a barge struck a bridge over the Arkansas River. Troopers closed south US Highway 59 at about 1:25 p.m. After receiving word of the incident and diverted traffic from the area
The news came as engineers worked Saturday to lift a section of twisted steel from the collapsed Francis Scott key bridge in Maryland after it crumpled into the Patapsco River as a massive cargo ship crashed into one of its main supports.
The bridge, which crosses the Arkansas river where it enters the Robert S. Kerr reservoir, will remain closed until it can be inspected.
There were no reports of injuries on the highway or the barge. It was not immediately known what caused the barge to hit the bridge.
