On April 28, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Officers were dispatched to the Michigan Street Bridge for an accident. Upon arrival Officers found that a concrete truck with a back hoe on its trailer had struck 12 of the steel cross members on the Michigan Street Bridge. Due to the collision the back hoes hydraulic lines were compromised causing hydraulic oil to leak out. For a brief period of time 1st Avenue and Michigan Street was closed down for cleanup of the oil and sand used to absorb the material. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) responded to the bridge and inspected the damaged cross members. The DOT will fix the cross members in the near future. The Michigan Street Bridge remains open and is safe for vehicular traffic.
