Lane restrictions were put in place on Interstate 79 and Route 68 after an excavator and a truck carrying an oversized load hit Interstate bridges Tuesday morning.

JACKSON TWP — Lane restrictions were put in place on Interstate 79 and Route 68 after an excavator and a truck carrying an oversized load struck Interstate bridges on Tuesday morning.

Road crews closed the driving lane on I-79 North and the passing lane on I-79 South, which are situated on two parallel bridges, and restricted traffic to a single alternating lane on Route 68 that runs beneath them.

Police and firefighters responded Tuesday morning to reports of an excavator crashing into a bridge at around 10 a.m.

About an hour later a truck bearing an oversized load crashed into a bridge while crews were cleaning up from the excavator.PennDOT was assessing the damage to the bridges to ensure they are safe for travel.“Our bridge inspection team is out inspecting the damage,” said Deborah Casadei, PennDOT spokesman.One of the vehicles involved struck both bridges, though Casadei did not specify which vehicle.PennDOT was waiting on the inspection team's report at which time it was to decide on further action and have a better understanding of how long the lane restrictions would need to be in effect, Casadei said.

About an hour after an excavator crashed, a truck bearing an oversized load also crashed into the same bridge.