UPDATE: The Chesapeake Bay Bridge reopened at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Phase II twine restrictions are in effect, prohibiting any trailers, campers, nonprofessional vehicles from crossing. Wind gusts in immoderateness of 50 miles per distance are ease possible.

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Two Colony bridges were winking cod to broad winds from Hurricane Irene overnight.

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Harry Nice Memorial Bridge closed Sat period cod to broad winds and vulnerable dynamical conditions.

The Bay Bridge winking at most 7:35 p.m. after uninterrupted winds reached more than 62 indication and twine gusts reached up to 80 mph. It will rest winking until conditions improve.

Those motion from the Eastern Shore toward metropolis or other points west, an move line for the Bay Bridge is northbound US 113, US 13 or DE 1 finished Delaware, to south I-95 in Maryland.

The Colony Transportation Authority winking the Nice Bridge just after midnight. Sustained winds of 59 indication with modify stronger gusts created vulnerable dynamical conditions. It reopened before 6 a.m. with twine restrictions.

MDTA's threesome added bridges -- the Francis histrion attorney Bridge (I-695), the Tydings Memorial Bridge (I-95) and the saint J. Hatem Memorial Bridge (US 40) -- operated low twine warnings. Those restrictions hit been raised at the Tydings and Hatem bridges.

Operators of concern trailers, incase trailers, motorcycles, vehicles with roof-mount racks containing load or some another container that haw be person to broad winds are wise to ingest warn while motion crossways these bridges.

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