SLINGERLANDS — A tractor trailer got stuck Thursday night as it drove west on Route 85 and was too tall to fit beneath the underpass of the Albany County Rail Trail Bridge, closing off traffic until it was dislodged about six hours later.

Rolando Carcases Ortiz, 57, of Kissimmee, Florida drove the truck, registered to Massola Trucking of Florida, according to a release from the Bethlehem Police.

The release said events unfolded this way: Ortiz was heading to Interstate I-90 and apparently became lost. He said he did not see signs that showed the bridge height to be 11 feet, 2 inches, while his truck is 13 feet, 6 inches in height, causing him to crash into the bridge becoming lodged underneath it.

Robert’s Towing removed the truck at about 3 a.m. on Friday, May 21, allowing the roadway to reopen.

“A complete commercial vehicle inspection of the truck was conducted by members of the Town of Bethlehem Traffic Safety Unit and the New York State Department of Transportation and the vehicle was found to have several violations of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations that governs commercial vehicle operation, which included failing to obey a traffic control device and a log book violation,” the release said.

The bridge was inspected by members of the state’s Department of Transportation and Albany County Public Works and cleared for use.

Assisting with the incident were members of the Slingerlands Fire Department, New York State Department of Transportation, and Albany County Public Works.

— Melissa Hale-Spencer