Drivers heading west on I-10 will take a major detour after a bridge east of Willcox was broken by a fiery crash involving a semi-tractor trailer on Tuesday night time.

Round midnight, a semi-tractor trailer ran
off the fitting aspect of the street, struck a guardrail and bumped into an
overpass assist pillar at milepost 331, stated Arizona Division of Public Security
officers. The motive force was killed and the truck and trailer have been absolutely engulfed in flames, DPS stated.

The crash buckled a pillar holding up the overpass for State Route 191 and Arizona Division of Transportation officers stated the westbound part of I-10 will stay closed for the following 48 hours whereas a contractor brings in personnel, tools and materials wanted to shore up the broken bridge.

ADOT stated the work is predicted to start Wednesday afternoon and “will proceed across the clock” till the company can safely reopen the westbound freeway.

Eastbound I-10 stays open via the realm, ADOT stated.

The explanations for the crash are unknown, officers stated, including the identification of the motive force and the trucking firm are pending, stated DPS.

Drivers heading west on I-10 from the New Mexico state line will take a 68-mile detour to get across the stricken bridge, starting at State Route 80 close to Roadforks, N.M. — additionally identified for the Phantom Fireworks store.

From Roadforks, drivers will head south via Rodeo, N.M., towards State Route  80 and west via Douglas, Ariz., to US 191. From Douglas, drivers might want to head north on US 191 towards McNeal earlier than connecting to Davis Highway and heading west to SR 80 south and thru Tombstone earlier than connecting to SR 82 and heading west once more to SR 90 in Whetstone. From Wetstone, drivers will head north on SR 90 earlier than connecting again to I-10 in Benson.

Actual-time site visitors situations can be found on ADOT’s Arizona Traveler
Data web site at az511.gov, the AZ511 app, calling 511 and thru
ADOT’s Twitter feed, @ArizonaDOT.