I-43 Lanes Open After Semi Trailer Strikes Pedestrian Bridge

Milwaukee WI

30 July, 2021

5:02 PM

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MILWAUKEE, WI — The Milwaukee County Sheriffs Department announced Thursday after 4 p.m. that all three lanes of Interstate 43 near West Silver Spring Drive were open again after a semi truck trailer struck a pedestrian bridge. Equipment from the trailer fell and struck two passing vehicles, the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department said in a tweet. No injuries have been reported. The left and center lanes of the highway were still open and the pedestrian bridge was examined around 4 p.m., sheriffs said. TRAFFIC ALERT: Lane three (far-right) on I-43 Northbound, in the vicinity of Silver Spring Drive, is closed, after the pedestrian bridge over the highway was struck by a semi trailer, from which equipment fell and struck two passing vehicles.— Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office (@MilwCoSheriff) July 30, 2021 UPDATE: All lanes have reopened on I-43 Northbound at Silver Spring Drive.— Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office (@MilwCoSheriff) July 30, 2021