The crash prompted major road closures, however, around 2 a.m. on Friday, all lanes on Arlington Memorial Bridge at Rock Creek Parkway and Lincoln Memorial Circle, NW reopened to traffic.

WASHINGTON (7News) — A pickup truck crashed into the side of the Arlington Memorial Bridge on Thursday, causing significant damage to the columns and unfortunately sliding into the water below.

The driver was involved in a crash with another vehicle on the Arlington Memorial Bridge when his car flew over the side railing of the bridge into the Potomac River just before 7 p.m., according ...