Apparently there were barricades but they'd been removed due to vandalism. No mention of how long they'd been missing though. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/...
... is this saying that, like, someone graffiti'd the concrete barriers in front of a collapsed bridge, and they took the barriers away leaving the collapsed bridge accessible?
I'm trying to figure out how to parse this in a way that makes sense to do.
> Even barricades that had previously warned drivers not to cross the bridge had been washed away, WCNC reported.
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/...