Truck-gobbling Missouri bridge a social media star

A 1912-era bridge in Kansas City, Missouri, is so notorious among motorists, it has its own Twitter and Facebook page titled “The Bridge on Independence Ave.”

The satirical page proclaims, “I have been feasting on your human concoctions for decades. Your wheeled steel boxes are quite delicious. Please feed me more!”

The Facebook page and Twitter account show recent pictures of accidents between trucks and the Independence Avenue bridge, which has only 12 feet of clearance.

Shawn Lauby, director of...

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Two oversize trucks hit same Texas bridge

Two different tractor-trailers carrying oversized loads in West Texas struck the same bridge on Interstate 20 Thursday, forcing a temporary closure of the roadway.

One truck driver reportedly fled the scene of the accident, but was quickly caught, according to the Midland Police Department.

The first incident occurred at 3:09 p.m. Thursday, when a tractor-trailer carrying an oversized load traveling westbound on I-20 struck the Cotton Flat Road bridge.

Police said the driver, identified as Ray...

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