ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. — Update: U.S. 220 north has reopened, Highway Patrol confirms. River Road remains closed indefinitely.
N.C. Highway Patrol says U.S. 220 north between exits NC 704 and NC 135 is expected to be closed through the 5:00 p.m. rush hour. River Road is closed indefinitely.
Troopers say the highway closed after a tractor-trailer crashed into a bridge Wednesday morning. The crash then caused another car to collide with a beam that fell from the bridge.
The bridge is the section of River Road that crosses over U.S. 220 northeast of the town of Madison, North Carolina. Traffic in both directions has been diverted, officials said.
Troopers say the driver of that car was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Highway Patrol's Sgt. Hester said the tractor-trailer was about a foot too tall for the River Road bridge.
Gallery: Up close with the tractor-trailer that crashed into the River Road bridge over U.S. 220 north in Madison, NC.
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