The Memphis Avenue bridge in Brooklyn will reopen at 5 p.m. on Monday. It has been closed since May 9, 2022, when an inspection revealed dangerously eroded steel and forced it closed to all traffic.
Workers ready the Memphis Road bridge in Brooklyn for opening. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Memphis Avenue bridge in Brooklyn will reopen at 5 p.m. on Monday.
The work removed the previous 108-foot-by-60-foot bridge and replaced it with one slightly shorter, at 72.5 feet, but wider, at 67 feet.
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