Glenn Highway open in both directions after Knik River bridges inspected for quake damage

By Anchorage Daily News

Updated: November 10, 2020 Published: November 7, 2020

Vehicles travel along the Glenn Highway over the Knik River on Dec. 27, 2018. (Loren Holmes / ADN archive)

Update, 12:45 p.m. Saturday: The Glenn Highway is now open in both directions after transportation officials finished inspecting the Knik River bridges for earthquake damage, according to police.

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Posted by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities on Tuesday, November 10, 2020

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Transportation officials are inspecting the bridges that span the Knik River on Saturday for damage from an earthquake.

As the inspections continue, northbound Glenn Highway traffic will be diverted to the Old Glenn, according to police.

A 5.0 earthquake that rattled Anchorage and Wasilla early Saturday morning produced several aftershocks, some of which were too small to feel.