Highway closed temporarily after barge strikes bridge

Monday, June 3, 2002

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Part of U.S. 36 was closed for about an hour after two barges struck the bridge that carries traffic across the Missouri River, the Coast Guard said.

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