TRAFFIC ALERT: Officials say I-74 bridge closed 2-3 months

Authorities say a tractor-trailer’s oversized load broke away and slammed into three supports under an I-74 overpass at I-275 Tuesday evening.

The Associated Press

5/21/2008

CINCINNATI — State transportation officials expect part of eastbound Interstate 74 in southwest Ohio to be closed two to three months because of bridge damage.

Authorities say a tractor-trailer’s oversized load broke away and slammed into three supports under an I-74 overpass at I-275 Tuesday evening. Transportation officials say the trailer carrying a heavy railroad locomotive severely damaged three columns, forcing road closure west of Cincinnati. The tractor-trailer was on the ramp from westbound I-74 to southbound I-275.

Motorists are being rerouted today in the heavily traveled area. It brings motorists from Indiana and also is often used to bypass Cincinnati to reach the international airport in Hebron, Ky.