Wide load halts bridge traffic over Mississippi River

Friday, April 18, 2003

The driver of a semitrailer hauling a large, construction vehicle "scoop" nearly made it across the Mississippi River bridge to Illinois before becoming wedged in by approaching traffic, Cape Girardeau police said.

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