Interstate 95 Reopens After Damaged Bridge Is Demolished

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New York|Interstate 95 Reopens After Damaged Bridge Is Demolished https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/nyregion/interstate-95-reopens-ct-nyc.html Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT A section of the highway, a crucial link between Connecticut and New York City, had closed on Thursday when fuel from a burning tanker ignited an overpass.
A fiery crash in Norwalk, Conn., damaged an overpass and shut down Interstate 95
Credit...Norwalk Fire Department/Connecticut Governor's Office, via Associated Press May 5, 2024Updated 1:28 p.m. ET A section of Interstate 95 in Connecticut reopened on Sunday morning after a fiery accident last week damaged an overpass and shut down the highway, a major artery along the East Coast.
In the accident, fuel from a fuel tanker carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline ignited the Fairfield Avenue Bridge in Norwalk, Conn., which stretched over the highway.