KANSAS CITY, MO – An accident involving a semi-truck shut down a portion of Interstate 35 in Kansas City, Missouri on Friday morning, KSHB reported.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol was called to the scene near Northeast Vivion Road after the incident was reported at about 9:50 a.m. The MSHP said a semi carrying an oversized load of equipment crashed into a bridge.
No injuries were reported, but the crash closed the northbound lanes of I-35 for several hours while emergency crews were responding. Traffic was backed up to N. Chouteau Trafficway.
Engineers with the Missouri Department of Transportation were called in to assess the damage and the structural integrity of the bridge.
🚨Traffic Alert 🚨
I-35 NB is closed at exit 11 due to an oversized load which struck a bridge. There are no injuries, but the roadway will be shut down for an undetermined amount of time while the damageto the bridge is assessed by @MoDOT_KC. pic.twitter.com/oeMxLVLYuD
— MSHP Troop A (@MSHPTrooperA) July 25, 2025
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