Chicago Bridge Stuck Open by Heat | Raleigh News

0:00So, a major bridge in downtown Chicago, the Dusable Lake Shore Drive Bridge, got stuck open for over four hours yesterday. It happened around 10am when they were lifting it for a boat, and it just wouldn't come back down. Turns out, the crazy heat wave that's been hitting the city caused parts of the bridge to expand. We're talking about components getting so big, they prevented the two sides of the bridge from closing all the way. This definitely messed with traffic downtown, forcing a lot of drivers to find alternate routes. City workers, with some help from the fire department, had to make some adjustments to cool things down and get it working again. The National Weather Service have been warning people about this dangerous heat for a couple of days, so it's not entirely surprising that infrastructure might be affected. They finally got the bridge lowered and reopened to cars just before 230pm. It's a wild reminder of how extreme weather can impact even the most solid structures in our cities. You've been listening to Raleigh News today, AI-powered local news.