Cargo ship hits drawbridge linking New Jersey and Philadelphia, lawmaker says, causing traffic jams

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A cargo ship struck the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge over the Delaware River, leaving the drawbridge unable to close and causing traffic disruption. Pennsylvania state representative Ed Neilson reported the collision.

The collision left the 3,659-foot-long Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, a draw bridge, across the Delaware River unable to close Thursday, state Rep. Ed Neilson said.