LONGVIEW, Wash. — The Lewis and Clark Bridge has reopened to all traffic. The bridge, which crosses the Columbia River and connects Longview, Washington to Rainier, Oregon closed to all cars on Wednesday evening for emergency repairs, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
WSDOT maintenance crews were out on Wednesday afternoon prepping the bridge before a summer finger joint replacement project when they noticed a fractured floor beam.
The bridge remained open to pedestrians during the closure, WSDOT said.
Construction for the finger joint replacement project is scheduled to begin in the summer. The project will require the bridge to be fully closed to cars for up to six days, according to WSDOT.
The construction schedule has not been finalized. WSDOT will announce the dates of the full bridge closures once the schedule is confirmed.
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