WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard says high water levels
have caused a large barge to bump into the 14th Street Bridge. There were no injuries.

Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandyn Hill says
the barge was stationed near the bridge Monday morning, and loaded
with supplies needed for construction on the bridge. Hill says flooding in the Potomac River pulled up a heavy pipe that anchors the barge, causing the vessel to break away and hit a bridge column.

Hill says an initial assessment shows no structural damage to the bridge or barge. He says the barge is now tied to the bridge as crews work with the company that owns the barge to decide where to move it.

Hill says the bridge, a major link between Virginia and Washington, is open to traffic.

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