UPDATE, 8:45 a.m.: The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development said the bridge is now open to traffic.
DOTD said motorists should expect intermittent closures for repairs on the bridge’s guard rails damaged in the crash.
ORIGINAL STORY: ESTHERWOOD, La. (KLFY) — In what has become a common occurrence, the Estherwood Pontoon Bridge is closed after a crash involving an 18-wheeler…