FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 10, 2014
MEDIA CONTACTS
Gwen Schuler, Media and Communications, gschuler@cityoftacoma.org,
(253) 591-5160
Stacy Ellifritt, Media and Communications,
stacy.ellifritt@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 591-5152
Puyallup River Bridge Has Reopened After Vehicle Accident
According to the City of Tacoma’s Public Works Department on Sunday,
Nov. 9, structural components of the Puyallup River Bridge (connecting Tacoma
and Fife via Eells Street) were damaged in a vehicle accident.
The bridge was then closed on Nov. 9, pending an evaluation. The City
worked with a structural engineering company to complete an assessment that
showed the damage was not significant enough to effect load capacity. The City
has now reopened the bridge with the pre-accident 10-ton weight limit in effect.
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