Part of US-69 in southern Miami County was closed for a brief time on late Friday afternoon following damage to a bridge.

The damage was caused when a crane on the back of a logging truck struck the West 399th Street Bridge northeast of the City of La Cygne as the vehicle traveled beneath the structure in the northbound lanes. One of the northbound lanes of US-69 was closed along with the bridge as engineers with the Kansas Department of Transportation examined the damage. The engineers determined that both the highway and the bridge were structurally sound and could be reopened to traffic.

Repairs to the bridge will be scheduled soon.