Major delays continue today on I-44 in Fidelity after an oversized load trailer strikes the girders of an I-44 bridge.

 The Missouri Department of Transportation says the accident happened yesterday afternoon around 2:00 p.m., when a trailer hauling a crane traveling on Highway 59 struck the girders of the overpass at Exit 18, causing major structural damage.

 Drivers should expect closed ramps and reduced lanes on I-44 at Exit 18 until repairs to the bridges are completed.

Fidelity is a community just east of Joplin.