WILDWOOD, Fla. — The Florida Turnpike reopened near Wildwood Friday afternoon after the top of an excavator being towed by a truck struck the underside of a bridge.
The crash on Highway 301 shut down both roads for more than an hour as crews inspected the bridge and figured out how to un-stick the excavator.
Construction crews near the bridge said the excavator was not part of their company. They said the driver was supposed to continue traveling up the Turnpike but accidentally turned off the road…