Overturned mobile home closes I-220 bridge over Cross Lake; drivers advised to avoid area

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — Hours after winds flipped a mobile home, closing the Interstate 220 bridge over Cross Lake in Shreveport, one lane of the westbound side of the span was reopened to traffic.

I-220 West at the Cross Lake Bridge the left lane is blocked due to an accident. The right lane is now open. Congestion is minimal.
— Shreveport Traffic (@Shreveport_Traf) October 28, 2021

The crash the morning of Thursday, Oct. 28 closed both east- and westbound lanes.

Crews got the call just before 8:30 a.m. to the eastbound side of the bridge.

A mobile home flipped on I-220 on Cross Lake Bridge on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. — A mobile home flipped on I-220 on Cross Lake Bridge on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021.(KSLA)

According to a tweet from Shreveport police, they were calling the crash a minor accident.

Traffic Alert!
I220 East and West bound are closed due to a minor accident that resulted in an overturned mobile home. Please find an alternate travel route and avoid the bridge if possible. Traffic will be heavy in this area.
— ShreveportPolice (@ShreveportPD) October 28, 2021

Drivers were being asked to find an alternate route and avoid the bridge. SPD said traffic would be heavy in this area.

I-220 East is now closed at the Cross Lake Bridge due to an accident. Traffic is being diverted onto Lakeshore Drive. Congestion has reached Jefferson Paige Road.
— Shreveport Traffic (@Shreveport_Traf) October 28, 2021

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