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JEFFERSON, Pa. (AP) — A historic southwestern Pennsylvania bridge damaged by an overweight truck has reopened to traffic.

The (Washington) Observer-Reporter (http://bit.ly/1mpzajU ) says the Pollocks Mills Bridge in Greene County reopened Monday.

Buccaneer Enterprises Inc. of West Virginia paid for most of the repairs.

The bridge partially collapsed when a 16.5-ton Buccaneer water tanker tried to cross the bridge, which has a 4-ton weight limit, in September 2014.

Although officials previously said the company would pay for nearly $400,000 in repairs, chief county clerk Jeff Marshall says the final tally was nearly $376,000.

Buccaneer paid $245,000 and EQT, which hired Buccaneer, gave the county $75,000.

The county is working to recoup the rest of the cost, which it covered.

The 137-year-old bridge spanning Ten Mile Creek is one of the oldest metal truss bridges in Pennsylvania.

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Information from: Observer-Reporter, http://www.observer-reporter.com