Chicago Sun-Times
US · 1 hrs ago
DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge reopens to traffic after being stuck open 4 hours
The DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge was reopened to traffic Wednesday afternoon, over four hours after the bridge became stuck open during a routine lift and snarled car traffic up and down the drive.
The bridge over the Chicago River "experienced a heat-related issue preventing it from fully closing" around 10 a.m. after it was lifted for a large yacht to pass beneath it, according to the Chicago Department of Transportation.
Crews then spent the next several hours trying to get the bridge to…
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