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Hood Canal Bridge reopens after mechanical malfunction causes hours-long closure

Jul 10, 2016, 10:44 AM | Updated: 3:28 pm

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The Hood Canal Bridge was closed for seven hours in both directions to vehicle and marine traffic on Sunday. (WSDOT)

(WSDOT)

Mechanical issues kept State Route 104 Hood Canal Bridge closed for hours Sunday in both directions to vehicle and marine traffic.

The bridge reopened to traffic by around 3 p.m.

During an 8 a.m. marine opening Sunday, the bridge experienced a mechanical malfunction on the west half of the bridge. Washington State Department of Transportation bridge crews had to manually close the bridge. For a while, WSDOT had no ETA for reopening the bridge.

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