Bonnet Carre Spillway Bridge traffic backed up following tractor-trailer crash

ST. CHARLES PARISH, La. (WGNO) — All lanes of Interstate 10 on the Bonnet Carre Spillway Bridge have reopened following a crash involving a tractor-trailer Wednesday morning, April 24.

In a post to X (Twitter), Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) officials first reported the crash at 5:28 a.m. at mile marker 213.

Hours earlier, at 3:52 a.m., the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office reported responding to the scene in which an 18-wheeler had crashed and caught fire in the eastbound lanes.

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It is unknown if there were any injuries reported. DOTD officials diverted traffic to exit 209 of U.S. Highway 51 on Interstate 10 East and exit 1 on Interstate 55 South.

By 5:55 a.m., DOTD officials reported that the left lane of the bridge had reopened.

At 6:23 a.m., all lanes had reopened, according to DOTD officials.

Traffic congestion stretches for two miles.

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