Semi fire near Oglesby halts Interstate 39 northbound traffic over Abraham Lincoln Bridge

Motorist not injured

By Scott Anderson

Oglesby Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge Interstate 39 — Oglesby firefighters and EMS responded to a semi truck fire on the northbound lane of the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge on Interstate 39 near Oglesby. The northbound lane is closed. (Scott Anderson - sanderson@shawmedia.com)

January 03, 2022 at 1:24 pm CST

A semi fire on the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge near Oglesby halted northbound traffic Monday on Interstate 39.

The motorist was not injured.

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Oglesby and La Salle firefighters work at the scene of a semi fire on the northbound lane of Interstate 39 on the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge near Oglesby on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Firefighters were called to the fire shortly before noon. The northbound lane of I-39 was closed while the fire was extinguished. The driver managed to escape during the fire. No injuries were reported. Illinois State Police directed traffic during the incident. (Scott Anderson)

Oglesby firefighters and EMS responded to the scene, among other departments, including La Salle firefighters. Illinois State Police directed traffic during the incident.