{"id":6713,"date":"2026-07-08T20:31:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6713"},"modified":"2026-07-08T20:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:31:21","slug":"traffic-backup-after-18-wheeler-hits-east-freeway-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6713","title":{"rendered":"Traffic backup after 18-wheeler hits East Freeway bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p><span><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>Multiple lanes of the East Freeway are blocked off after an 18-wheeler struck a bridge over the highway.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6710\">Teacher-led commission aims to move Texas to head of the class<\/a><\/p> <h2>Houston traffic: I-10 East bridge strike<\/h2> <!-- --><p>What we know:<\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>The accident happened on the westbound lanes of I-10 East close to Wayside Drive and the Highway 90 exit.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6705\">23andMe data breach victims to receive $46.75 million payout<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>Harris County Lt. Terry Garza said an 18-wheeler struck the bridge over the freeway and lost its load.\u00a0<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6702\">Brazen pickpockets prey on vulnerable tourists as vacation island is swarmed by millions<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>A photo of the scene showed multiple right lanes blocked by first responders.<\/p> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6712\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e8183dc0ee4a1344c3d3e45391223896-768x432.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e8183dc0ee4a1344c3d3e45391223896-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e8183dc0ee4a1344c3d3e45391223896-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e8183dc0ee4a1344c3d3e45391223896.webp 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <\/div> <!-- --><p>Drivers are told to find another route and\/or expect delays.<\/p> <!-- --><p>What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p> <!-- --><p>There is no estimate of when the scene will clear out.<\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The incident was reported on the westbound lanes of I-10 near Wayside Drive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-houston","category-traffic"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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