ALLEGAN COUNTY, Mich. — A piece of equipment on the trailer of a semi-truck slammed into the 146th Ave. overpass just before 2:30 Tuesday afternoon. It's the second time the bridge has been hit by a piece of equipment this year.

“We could see a lot of cars slowing down," said traveler Cristi Harnish. "We thought maybe it was cleaned up and people were just gawking at the scene. And then we realized that you could still see the semi-truck, what was left of it on the ground.”

Allegan County Sergeant Mike Martin said that there is severe damage to the bridge, and the southbound lanes of the highway between 84th St. and 146th Ave. could be closed for 2 to 4 weeks in order to make repairs.

“It was a low-boy trailer hauling some equipment that obviously was too high for the bridge there, so i

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