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Pinedale Online > News > May 2008 > Truck snags power lines on South Tyler Ave

Accident on twin bridge. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Accident on twin bridge
Emergency crews work to clear the scene where a truck snagged a powerline while crossing the second bridge on South Tyler Avenue around noon on Tuesday, May 27. The road was closed for a short time due to the downed power lines.
Truck snags power lines on South Tyler Ave
Road closed while crews repairs down lines
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
May 27, 2008

A semi truck carrying a large load apparently snagged a power line while crossing the twin bridges across Pine Creek on South Tyler Avenue Tuesday morning. The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office closed the road for public safety due to the downed power lines.

The Pinedale Fire Department, Sublette County Sheriff's Office, Pinedale Natural Gas Company and Rocky Mountain Power personnel were all working to secure the scene.

As of noon Tuesday, the best estimate was the road would be reopened within about an hour. It may take another couple of hours to make repairs to the power and phone lines to get service restored to all customers affected by the accident.

The truck carrying the wide load was permitted to use the road. There were no reported injuries.

Photos by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online! Special thanks to the Sublette County Sheriff's Office and Bob Hansen for their assistance with this story.



Accident site. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Accident site

Downed lines on bridge. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Downed lines on bridge

Looking things over. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Looking things over

Downed lines on road. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Downed lines on road

Emergency Crews. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Emergency Crews
Due to the downed power lines, emergency crews had to be very careful working the scene.

Truck traffic on road. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Truck traffic on road
South Tyler through Pinedale serves as an access road to the Pinedale Anticline and gets traffic by large trucks. The speed on the road is 20 miles per hour.

Emergency Vehicles. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Emergency Vehicles

Road closed. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Road closed
A Sublette County Sheriff's Office deputy mans a road block on South Tyler while a serviceman from Rocky Mountain Power works on the damaged power lines.

Repairing lines. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Repairing lines
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