In 1945, the bridge closed for two hours while workers attended to a jammed draw span.

When the former bridge closed, engineers estimated that a replacement would cost approximately $19.5 million.

The bridge continued to age and once again closed from repairs in 1994.

The bridge closed for major renovations on July 6, 2007.

In the Tampa area, two major bridges closed due to the storm.

The bridge closed on May 14, 1969, and was demolished in 1970.

The bridge closed to pedestrians and cyclists on January 9, 2012.

When the wind passes a certain speed, the bridge closes.

There was another river, also flooding, with its bridges closed.

The bridge, at that time, had been all but permanently closed, reopened only in late 2001.