Oregon
Crash closes Highway 18 between Oregon Coast and Salem in both directions
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The main highway between the Oregon Coast and much of the Willamette Valley was closed in both directions Friday evening after a crash.
Highway 18 was closed 9 miles east of Lincoln City on Friday afternoon, the Oregon Department of Transportation said.
There is no detour.
Officials did not give an estimate of when they expect the highway to reopen.
Bill Poehler covers Marion and Polk County for the Statesman Journal. Contact him at bpoehler@StatesmanJournal.com