Bridge in Greene Co. partially collapses
Southwestern Pennsylvania Rural Exploration shared this photo of a water tanker truck stuck on the historic Pollocks Mill Bridge near Clarksville in Greene County Sunday afternoon.
Southwestern Pennsylvania Rural Exploration shared this photo of a water tanker truck stuck on the historic Pollocks Mill Bridge near Clarksville in Greene County Sunday afternoon.
A water tanker truck attempting to cross historic Pollocks Mill Bridge in Greene County caused part of the bridge to collapse Sunday afternoon and is expected to remain stuck on it through at least today.
The truss bridge was built in 1878 and spans Ten Mile Creek near Clarksville. The removal of the truck was delayed because of a gas line that runs alongside the bridge and delivers gas to about 4,500 customers. The gas line will have to be turned off, police said, before the truck can be extricated.
The driver of the truck was identified as Jason Strawderman of Beverly, W.Va. He was driving the truck for Buccaneer Enterprises, a trucking company based in Buckhannon, W.Va.
Strawderman told police he jumped out of the truck when he felt the bridge give way under his back wheels, and he dumped the load of fresh water the truck was carrying into Ten Mile Creek.
Strawderman approached the bridge from Adamik Road. The posted weight limit on the bridge is 4 tons.