Truck pulling backhoe hits walking bridge over Interstate 90

A truck and trailer carrying a backhoe on Interstate 90 clipped a walking bridge Wednesday morning near Havana Street. The bridge, which connects two sections of South Custer Road, was struck about 8:45 a.m. Some westbound lanes were closed for about two hours after the collision knocked off chunks of concrete and displaced a steel rod. Al Gilson, a spokesman for the state Department of Transportation, said crews took photos of the bridge and sent them to experts in Olympia, who determined the bridge is safe for normal use. The damage is mostly cosmetic, but minor structural repairs are expected soon, he said. Trooper Jeff Sevigney of the Washington State Patrol said nobody was injured.