A near 100-year-old bridge in Iowa was struck by a loose barge on Thursday prompting its temporary closure before later reopening without any significant damage or injuries.
A barge struck the Fort Madison Bridge in Iowa on Thursday and later sank in the Mississippi River. The incident occurred shortly after 1 p.m., prompting the closure of the near 100-year-old swing gate bridge, but it was reopened around 4:15 p.m., officials said. There were no injuries reported. Barges connected to a tug boat became loose and one collided with the Fort Madison railroad bridge, KHQA reports, citing the Coast Guard.
In another video, the barge can be seen sinking into the river away from the bridge with a boat alongside it. The incident evokes memories of the tragic Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 6 when a Sri Lanka-bound container ship hit the structure, causing it to fall into the Baltimore harbor, killing six construction workers. Lee County Sheriff Stacy Weber told KHQA that while Thursday’s incident was an unfortunate situation, it could have been much worse.
The incident comes about four weeks after more than two dozen river barges broke loose from their moorings and floated down the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, striking one bridge that had already been preemptively closed and damaging a marina, officials said. The boats eventually were pinned to the riverbank or went over a dam downstream. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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