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Semi crashes over eastbound I-70 bridge onto U.S. 6, causing closures and delays

The highway is closed between C-470 and Sixth Avenue in Golden, according to CDOT

A semitrailer that went off I-70 and crashed onto Sixth Avenue, causing lane closures and delays on I-70 and U.S. 6, is seen in Jefferson County on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 2, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
A semitrailer that went off I-70 and crashed onto Sixth Avenue, causing lane closures and delays on I-70 and U.S. 6, is seen in Jefferson County on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 2, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Lauren Penington of Denver Post portrait in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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Delays stacked up on eastbound Interstate 70 in Jefferson County on Thursday after a semitrailer went off the highway and crashed onto Sixth Avenue, according to law enforcement.

As of 12:30 p.m., one lane of eastbound I-70 was closed between C-470 and U.S. 6/Sixth Avenue in Golden, .

Officials estimated the closure was causing up to 20-minute delays at that time.

Eastbound U.S. 6 is closed between Johnson Road and U.S. 40, near West Pleasant View, for the crash, .

The semitrailer was hauling gravel when it went over the bridge onto U.S. 6, . U.S. 6 is expected to be closed for an extended period of time.

Drivers should avoid the area and take alternate routes.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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