Oops, they did it again. I-83 reopens 24 hours after truck hits overpass.

Susan Martin, York Daily Record
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Update 2:30 p.m.: The interstate reopens earlier than expected, in time for Thursday afternoon rush hour. Read more here.

Update 6 a.m. Thursday: Interstate 83 at the Queen Street interchange will remain closed to traffic for two days, according to the York County Office of Emergency Management. Traffic is being detoured using the on- and off-ramps at the interchange.

In addition, Queen Street, also known as Route 74, will remain closed in the area of the bridge.

Update 7:12 p.m.: From PennDOT: "Crews are currently trying to cut the truck bed to remove it."

Update 6:20 p.m.: The interstate remains closed. From PennDOT: "the northbound detour has been moved to exit 16, which basically means off ramp and on ramp at the bridge."

Update 5 p.m.: PennDOT reports: "there was some damage to a vehicle that was passing under the bridge. Flying debris shattered their windshield. Still waiting on bridge crew to arrive to determine structural condition."

Reported earlier:

Interstate 83 is closed in both directions at the Queen Street Exit 16, after a truck hit the overpass and cracked it, according to the state Department of Transportation.

It's the same bridge that was damaged already after a truck carrying an excavator struck it in February. Repairs, estimated at $600,000, are expected this fall.

How long the interstate will be closed today is not known, according to Fritzi Schreffler, PennDOT safety press officer, in a news release.

The crash happened at about 3 p.m., when a dump truck traveling north with its bed lifted hit the overpass, Schreffler said. The truck bed is lodged under the bridge.

Previous hit:Southbound Rt. 74 bridge closing after truck strikes overpass on Interstate 83

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North and southbound I-83 are closed, as is Queen Street in that area, and traffic, which is being detoured off the interstate, is backed up in both directions.

"No idea how long the closure will last," Schreffler wrote. "We are waiting on our bridge crew to arrive."

The truck driver was injured, and no other vehicles were involved, she said.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

This photo, taken earlier this year, shows the already damaged Queen Street overpass. It was struck again Wednesday.
This photo, taken earlier this year, shows the already damaged Queen Street overpass. It was struck again Wednesday.

This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: Interstate 83 closed after truck strikes Queen Street overpass, again