Truck crashes into bridges on Portland Avenue near Highway 77, Bloomington MN
TrafficA truck crashed into the Portland Avenue Bridge and Wilmington Bridge near Highway 77. Authorities are checking if the truck can be moved under another nearby bridge without unloading the cargo.
Audio|Source: Washington County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
I'm looking at this crash on camera.
00:01
There's clearly no way to get it off the highway without going under another bridge right up ahead.
00:05
Can you see if we have a phone number for someone at MnDOT to see if you can fit under the next bridge? I'll measure with my height pole when I get there.
00:15
All right, it's a lot out here.
00:16
The witness stopped out, said to drive the truck struck the Portland Avenue Bridge and also the Wilmington Bridge prior to 77.
00:28
Fit under the next bridge or find a safe route off once I measure how tall as low is.
00:33
You got a copy?
00:34
I'm sorry, I was speaking to another trooper.
00:36
Can you ten-nine what you needed?
00:37
No problem.
00:38
Long story or short, I'm looking for some sort of phone number to call MnDOT.
00:42
Looking at the camera of this crash, he's not going to be able to get off the highway without going underneath another bridge.
00:47
So once I measure the height, I want to see if I can call someone from MnDOT to check and see if he can actually get off without unloading all this crap.
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Location mentioned:
Portland Ave, Bloomington, MN
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