Not even 12 hours after the early opening of the new Sellwood Bridge, a westbound driver hopped up on the sidewalk, drove more than 300 feet in the shared pedestrian and bicycle only lane, and wedged a truck between barriers.

Mike Pullen, Multnomah County spokesman, said the driver fled the vehicle and hasn't been found.

Truck wedged between barriers on the new Sellwood Bridge.

No ramp or pathway provides motor vehicle access to the pedestrian/bike path, so the driver purposefully drove onto a sidewalk to access the lane, then continued down the path.

Well, the truck has been moved and the Sellwood Bridge should be back open soon. #LiveOnK2 #pdxtraffic pic.twitter.com/e4eH26IKDu — Evan Bell (@evanbellKATU) March 1, 2016

Traffic was stopped in both directions momentarily, while construction crews brought over a fork lift and removed the truck. Pullen said it took less than 30 minutes to clear the path.

Truck somehow got into bike/pedestrian side of barriers on new bridge. Traffic unstuck momentarily. #koin6news pic.twitter.com/LKGMxGx3vl — Kohr Harlan (@kohrhKOIN) March 1, 2016

Say, those fork lifts can come in handy. Maybe ODOT could carry a few around for other traffic tie-ups?

It's ok, guys, we figured out why this guy thought he could drive this way: #pdxtraffic pic.twitter.com/1BbpbJHnxn — Holly Marshmueller (@marshmueller) March 1, 2016

Tweeter @marshmueller was having a good time with Photoshop and added in a political comment.