Tractor-Trailer Tangled in Downed Wires Shuts Down Baltimore Street in Gettysburg for Hours

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GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA — An Adams County roadway was shut down Wednesday morning after downed wires and poles were reported along Baltimore Street, with a tractor-trailer seen tangled in the lines, according to emergency dispatchers.

Photo credit: PennDOT

Dispatchers said the incident was reported around 6:15 a.m. in the 400 block of Baltimore Street/Business Route 15 in Gettysburg.

Photo credit: PennDOT

A photo from the scene showed a tractor-trailer caught up in downed wires. Officials said Baltimore Street was closed in both directions from the Business Route 15 split — just south of Locust Avenue — to Breckenridge Street.

An estimated reopening time was not immediately available. Dispatchers said the road could remain closed for a couple of hours, and the incident is being handled by the Gettysburg Police Department.

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