Truck wedged under Memorial Bridge now free

A Coca-Cola truck became wedged beneath the Memorial Bridge Tuesday afternoon. Commercial trucks are not allowed to travel along the George Washington Memorial Parkway without a permit. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A Coca-Cola truck became wedged beneath the Memorial Bridge Tuesday afternoon. Commercial trucks are not allowed to travel along the George Washington Memorial Parkway without a permit. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A Coca-Cola truck became wedged beneath the Memorial Bridge Tuesday afternoon.  The bridge has a low clearance of 12-foot-1 inch. Commercial trucks are not allowed to travel along the George Washington Memorial Parkway without a permit. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A Coca-Cola truck became wedged beneath the Memorial Bridge Tuesday afternoon. The bridge has a low clearance of 12-foot-1 inch. Commercial trucks are not allowed to travel along the George Washington Memorial Parkway without a permit. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Two men let the air out of the tires of a Coca-Cola truck that is wedged beneath the Memorial Bridge along the George Washington Memorial Parkway Tuesday afternoon.  (WTOP/Jim Battagliese)
Two men let the air out of the tires of a Coca-Cola truck that is wedged beneath the Memorial Bridge along the George Washington Memorial Parkway Tuesday afternoon. (WTOP/Jim Battagliese)
The entire length of a Coca-Cola truck is wedged beneath the Memorial Bridge along the George Washington Memorial Parkway Tuesday afternoon.  (WTOP/Jim Battagliese)
The entire length of a Coca-Cola truck is wedged beneath the Memorial Bridge along the George Washington Memorial Parkway Tuesday afternoon. (WTOP/Jim Battagliese)
Two vehicles try to pass a stuck truck wedged below  the Memorial Bridge along the George Washington Memorial Parkway Tuesday. (WTOP/Jim Battagliese)
Two vehicles try to pass a stuck truck wedged below the Memorial Bridge along the George Washington Memorial Parkway Tuesday. (WTOP/Jim Battagliese)
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A Coca-Cola truck became wedged beneath the Memorial Bridge Tuesday afternoon. Commercial trucks are not allowed to travel along the George Washington Memorial Parkway without a permit. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A Coca-Cola truck became wedged beneath the Memorial Bridge Tuesday afternoon.  The bridge has a low clearance of 12-foot-1 inch. Commercial trucks are not allowed to travel along the George Washington Memorial Parkway without a permit. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Two men let the air out of the tires of a Coca-Cola truck that is wedged beneath the Memorial Bridge along the George Washington Memorial Parkway Tuesday afternoon.  (WTOP/Jim Battagliese)
The entire length of a Coca-Cola truck is wedged beneath the Memorial Bridge along the George Washington Memorial Parkway Tuesday afternoon.  (WTOP/Jim Battagliese)
Two vehicles try to pass a stuck truck wedged below  the Memorial Bridge along the George Washington Memorial Parkway Tuesday. (WTOP/Jim Battagliese)

WASHINGTON – A tractor truck was wedged below the Memorial Bridge along the George Washington Memorial Parkway for several hours Tuesday afternoon.

The entire length of the Coca-Cola truck became jammed under the low-clearance bridge about noon Tuesday blocking a southbound lane.

The truck, which was damaged, was dislodged and all lanes clear by 3:30 p.m.

Park engineers inspected the bridge and determined it sustained no damaged, according to the U.S. Park Police.

Height restrictions on the bridge are 12-foot-1 and 12-foot-4. Commercial vehicles are not allowed to travel along the parkway without a permit.

WTOP’s Dave Dildine contributed to this report.

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