Cargo ship crashes into Tacony-Palmyra Bridge in the USA, paralyzing traffic

When the cargo ship sailing on the Delaware River crashed into the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, a technical failure occurred in the retractable mechanism. The traffic caused by the malfunction was also effective in the neighboring states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Pennsylvania State Assembly Member Ed Neilson, in his post on his social media account, stated that the collision in question caused a major traffic congestion in the city of Philadelphia as a result of the technical malfunction on the bridge, which is more than 1 kilometer long.

Neilson stated that no injuries were reported due to the accident.

Because the steel bridge carries 3 lanes of vehicle traffic, two lanes to Philadelphia and one lane to New Jersey, the accident in question caused traffic congestion on main lines throughout the region.

While the Burlington County Bridge Commission, which operates and maintains the bridge, has not yet made a statement regarding the accident in question; In the voice recording on the telephone line, it was stated that the bridge was closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic until further notice.

Public sources stated that the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge has a carrying capacity of up to 76 thousand 200 vehicles every day, according to 2025 estimates.