College Street Bridge Struck Again

It has happened again.
Another truck has hit the Veterans Memorial Bridge on South College Street, which crosses West Broad Street (Highway 70).
According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, this accident occurred at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday as 45 year old Jody Martin of Decherd, Tennessee was traveling east on US 70 in a 2012 Kenworth tractor. The truck was pulling a flatbed trailer loaded with a large asphalt roller. The top of the asphalt roller struck the underside of the bridge as the tractor trailer tried to travel underneath it.
Martin was not injured but he was cited for failing to exercise due care.
The accident was investigated by Trooper Danielle Neal.
Members of the Smithville Police and Fire Departments also responded along with TDOT officials.
This is the third truck which has struck the bridge within the last fourteen months. The bridge has been closed since Monday, June 27, 2016 when a county landfill truck first hit it causing major damage. Another truck hit the bridge last month.
TDOT recently awarded a bid to Mid-State Construction Company, Inc. of Livingston to repair the bridge at $222,894.68. The project is scheduled to begin next week after Labor Day.