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A semi on the bridge closed County Road 5 at Highway 66

Deputies worked a single-vehicle crash at County Road 5 and Historic Highway 66 early on Aug. 21. A semi came to rest on the bridge, and the sheriff's office said the road would stay closed until it could be removed.

Gallup Today Staff

Newsroom · August 21, 2026 · 1 min read · Updated

McKinley County Sheriff's Office
McKinley County Sheriff's Office
McKinley County Sheriff's Office
McKinley County Sheriff's Office

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McKinley County sheriff's deputies worked a single-vehicle crash where County Road 5 meets Historic Highway 66 early on Aug. 21, the sheriff's office said.

A semi came to rest on the bridge there. County Road 5 would stay closed until the truck could be removed, the office said, and tow crews were expected in the morning.

Photographs the office posted show the tractor stopped beneath the overpass and the trailer lying across the narrow bridge deck, its rear axles at the edge, with a tow truck's lights on the road beyond.

Via McKinley County Sheriff's Office

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