Photos: Tractor-trailer overturns on Interstate 73/74 in Asheboro, causes bridge damage

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A tractor-trailer overturned on Interstate 73/74, causing damage to a bridge on Tuesday morning.

Photos from the scene from the Asheboro Fire Department show an overturned tractor-trailer lying over both lanes of travel on I-73/74.

Asheboro Fire Department
Asheboro Fire Department
Asheboro Fire Department

The AFD says that the NC 42/Salisbury Street bridge crossing the interstate will be closed for an extended period due to it being hit and suffering damage.

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The North Carolina Department of Transportation reports that all four lanes on the bridge are closed in both directions due to the damage. One lane on I-73/74 is closed currently.

There is no word as to what caused the crash or the status of anyone involved at this time.

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