News: Accident closes lane on SR-520 WB over bridge to Seattle

KING COUNTY, WA — A vehicle collision was reported Thursday morning on the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge from Bellevue to Seattle, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

The crash happened on the westbound lanes of State Route 520 near the middle of the bridge. It was first reported by the WSDOT at 9:32 a.m.

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CORRECTION: There is a collision on westbound SR 520 on the floating bridge between #Bellevue and #Seattle. It’s currently blocking the right lane. Going with the picture instead of video because of camera shake due to wind. @wsdot_520 pic.twitter.com/Vqq7PCULij

— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) May 19, 2022

It was unclear what caused the event or how many vehicles were involved, but the right lane was blocked.

By 9:53 a.m., the scene had cleared from the roadway and all lanes were reopened to traffic.

And we are clear! All lanes open on SR 520 on the bridge.

— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) May 19, 2022

No further information has been provided at this time.

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