US 290 reopened after bridge strike in Bastrop County
TxDOT said all eastbound lanes at State Highway 21 and U.S. 290 were closed after something hit the SH 21 bridge west of Paige. All lanes of U.S. 290 have since been reopened as of 4:03 p.m.
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