Chattanooga, TN: On Monday morning, a portion of a bridge fell on the Interstate 75 North which then had to be closed off.
The incident occurred at 10 am after portions of a bridge located at the I-24 West split fell onto oncoming traffic on I-75.
TRAFFIC ALERT: I-75 N closed at I-24 W split due to railing falling from bridge onto roadway. Area expected to be closed to traffic for an extended time. #CHAtraffic pic.twitter.com/jmO0IRjZfh
— Chattanooga Police (@ChattanoogaPD) April 1, 2019
Authorities reports that one car was heavily damaged in this incident. However, they haven’t reported any injuries in this incident.
Chattanooga Police are rerouting traffic on the I-75 and are asking drivers to take alternate routes.
There is no timeline of when the I-75 will open again.