State bridge damaged

By Eddie West

Staff Writer

The James E. Fisher Bridge, located on Highway 70/Lebanon Highway in the Rome community,  was damaged during an accident, Wednesday afternoon.

The bridge’s truss was reportedly struck by a county highway department dump truck with its bed raised.

The driver of the dump truck had just dumped dirt at a location yards from the bridge, taking off without lowering the truck’s bed, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

The raised bed struck a steel, truss beam over the state transportation department bridge.

The beam was bent upon impact.

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