A portion of the westbound lanes of Interstate-90 (I-90) near Cle Elum have been closed after an overpass was heavily damaged late Tuesday.

Washington State Patrol Trooper Jeremy Weber says a truck carrying an oversized load struck the concrete structure at the exit for Bullfrog Road (Exit 80) just west of Cle Elum at about 10:15 last night.

"It looks like the overpass sustained significant damage. I was sent a picture of it (overpass structure) by another trooper and you can see there's a lot of the cable structure underneath the concrete sticking out and hanging down. I'm not an engineer, but from what it looks like, I'd say it's going to be a pretty big deal to get fixed."

Weber adds that a detour has been established in the area, but it's unknown how long it will remain in place, an

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