Burlington News

The collapse of the I-5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington state is causing traffic problems that are only expected to get worse, officials say.

NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman, center, looks over the collapsed section of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River.

It's going to take time to find both short- and long-term fixes for the bridge that collapsed on Interstate 5, Washington state officials said Saturday as federal inspectors scoured for clues that may impact bridge safety across the nation.

The Broken Bridge: There was no posted height limit on the I-5 Skagit River bridge and the bridge had a history of " high load hits " by trucks.

The Skagit River bridge collapse has shut down a section of Interstate 5 just south of Highway 20 between Burlington and Mount Vernon.

It happened at 7 p.m., and traffic will be messed up for a while . As to the cause of the collapse, Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste says, "For reasons unknown at this point in time, [a] semi struck the overhead of the bridge causing the collapse." That driver is cooperating with authorities.

Boeing and aerospace suppliers are coping with the sudden failure of transportation on Interstate 5 due to the Skagit bridge collapse, by instituting work-arounds and managing delays of several hours.

Travelers trying to get onto Whidbey Island using the Mukilteo/Clinton Ferry can expect 3-hour delays into Friday evening.

A truck suspected of hitting the bridge sits on the side of the the road the day after the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River between Mount.

A truck hauling a too-tall load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River.

A truck hauling a too-tall load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee, right, talks to reporters about the failure of the Interstate highway bridge crossing the Skagit River in Mt.

A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River in Mount Vernon, Wash.

The collapse of the bridge on Interstate 5 across the Skagit River is sure to snarl traffic, upset plans and disrupt commerce this Memorial Day weekend.

Washington State Patrol Trooper Mark Francis confirmed late Thursday afternoon, May 23, that the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in Burlington has collapsed.

April 10, 2013 - Cargill's animal nutrition business today announced a voluntary recall of Showmaster S-Series Show Lamb Feed because it contained incorrect sodium molybdate levels.

Wally Crippen, a longtime Forks resident, photo historian and decorated World War II veteran, has died.

Dorothy Bliss found this white stuff floating in her sealed bottle of water? KATU had it tested.

It's a Wednesday winter evening as black as ink in Burlington, Wash., an old logging town perched above the fertile Skagit Valley.