A truck overturned on the interstate in Asheboro. (Asheboro Police Department photo)
ASHEBORO — A bridge over Salisbury Street in Asheboro has been closed for about a week after it was damaged last week.
An accident over northbound Interstate 73-74 involving a tractor-trailer caused the damage June 3.
According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, crews need to perform inspections for damages and make any repairs before traffic is permitted back on that stretch of the road.
Because of the wreck, traffic was detoured off the interstate and into Asheboro. It took several hours for authorities to get the accident cleaned up and open the interstate to normal traffic.
The temporary closing of the Sunset Avenue bridge also reopened.
The Asheboro Police Department was joined on the scene by the Asheboro Fire Department, Randolph County Emergency Services and the NCDOT.
The police report states that the truck was carrying an over height load for the overpass. Its load struck the second part of the Sunset Avenue overpass and continued and its load then struck the overpass of N.C. 42.
The driver of the truck, which was categorized as a commercial vehicle, was listed as Dominic Ford of Summerville, South Carolina.
