Barge hits pier of downtown Nashville bridge

Friday, December 2, 2011, Vol. 35, No. 48

NASHVILLE (AP) — A barge has hit a pier of a downtown bridge in Nashville, and officials closed the structure for two hours to inspect it.

According to WSMV-TV, the barge hit the Woodland Street bridge over the Cumberland River late Thursday afternoon. No one was reported injured.

The bridge, near the Tennessee Titans' LP Field, connects downtown Nashville with areas north and east of the river.

The bridge will be inspected further today.