Boston

A Friday of ‘storrowing': 3 trucks hit bridges on Storrow Drive

First, a tractor-trailer hit the Bowker Overpass, then a truck with the logo of Trillium Brewing (maker of a beer called "Storrowed") hit the Longfellow Bridge and later, a moving vehicle struck a train bridge

A box truck marked with the Trillium beer logo damaged after striking an overpass on Storrow Drive Friday.
NBC10 Boston

Three trucks struck overpass bridges in unrelated crashes on Boston's Storrow Drive Friday.

A box truck hit the Longfellow Bridge overpass on Storrow Drive eastbound around noon, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The right lane is closed and drivers should expect delays in the area.

WATCH ANYTIME FOR FREE

icon

Stream NBC10 Boston news for free, 24/7, wherever you are.

The truck was marked with the logo of Trillium Brewing, makers of a double IPA called "Storrowed." The description of the season beer on the website says it "serves as a PSA to warn against the Boston phenomenon of lodging a box truck under a low clearance overpass on Storrow Drive."

It was the second "storrowing" of the day - in the first incident, an overheight tractor-trailer struck at the Bowker Overpass on Storrow Drive westbound around 6:30 a.m., leading to traffic delays.

No injuries were reported.

The vehicle is expected to be there for some time as Massachusetts State Police processes the scene and the cleanup begins.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation had arrived at the scene by 7:30 a.m. and begun inspecting the bridge. A large tow truck had also arrived at the scene.

The day's final "storrowing" -- at least for now -- happened around 2 p.m. on Storrow Drive westbound. A Penske moving truck reportedly struck a train bridge.

MassDOT said none of the bridges that were struck sustained any structural damage, and all three scenes were clear as of 2:45 p.m.

‘Storrowed': 10 Years of Photos of Stuck Trucks on Boston's Storrow Drive

Contact Us