Truck carrying 30,000 pounds of crawfish gets stuck under bridge

Big rig hits a pillar

SAN ANTONIO – A tractor-trailer carrying 30,000 pounds of crawfish got stuck under a bridge under I-35 after the driver hit a pillar.

The driver was taking his load of crawfish to a warehouse at about 8 a.m. Friday, when he made too tight of a turn off the access road onto Division and his trailer hit a pillar on the bridge.

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The big rig ended up getting wedged under the bridge. The driver was not injured. Traffic was diverted while crews from TxDOT inspected the bridge for structural damage.


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