A large barge hit a bridge over the Arkansas River in Oklahoma prompting a nearby major highway to temporarily close Saturday, the highway patrol said.

According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the barge rammed into the bridge near the Kerr Lock & Dam on Saturday afternoon.

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The Oklahoma State Patrol said Saturday that it closed a highway south of Sallisaw after a barge struck a bridge over Arkansas River. (Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Facebook)

The barge left a large mark on the bridge. (Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Facebook)

The barge rammed into the bridge in Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon. (Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Facebook)

Troopers closed South U.S. Highway 59 about 1:25 p.m. after receiving word of the incident and diverted traffic from the area, state patrol spokesperson Sarah Stewart said.

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There were no reports of injuries on the highway or the barge, Stewart said.

US-59 south of Sallisaw at the Kerr Reservoir was shut down on Saturday afternoon. (@OHPDPS on X)

The barge hit the bridge over the Arkansas River. (@OHPDPS on X)

The barge following the crash on Saturday afternoon. (@OHPDPS on X)

It was not immediately known what caused the barge to hit the bridge.

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation later posted on X that the highway had reopened after engineers inspected the bridge.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Barge strikes bridge in Oklahoma, halting highway traffic

The Arkansas River bridge near US-59 and the Robert S. Kerr Lock and Dam was shut down, but has since reopened