Road reopens after backhoe gets stuck under bridge in downtown Calgary
Posted Jul 22, 2024 10:29 am.
Last Updated Jul 22, 2024 6:59 pm.
A road in downtown Calgary was closed for several hours Monday morning after a backhoe got stuck under a bridge.
Calgary police tell CityNews the piece of equipment was being transported on the back of a truck at 1 Street and 9 Avenue SW when it hit the rail bridge.
![A truck and trailer hauling a backhoe hit and got stuck under a rail bridge at 1 Street and 9 Avenue SW, closing the road for several hours. (Nick Blakeney, CityNews image)](https://calgary.citynews.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/sites/8/2024/07/22/Image-32-1024x768.jpg)
![A truck and trailer hauling a backhoe hit and got stuck under a rail bridge at 1 Street and 9 Avenue SW, closing the road for several hours. (Nick Blakeney, CityNews image)](https://calgary.citynews.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/sites/8/2024/07/22/Image-28447-1024x768.jpg)
First Street SW, underneath the bridge, was closed northbound for several hours while crews worked to clear the scene.
No injuries have been reported.
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