The Brooklyn Bridge was shut down for nearly an hour yesterday afternoon after an abandoned truck was found on the entrance ramp to the bridge from the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, the police said.
The truck, a U-Haul, was discovered shortly after 3 p.m., and the bridge was closed at 4:01 as the police bomb squad and other units examined the truck.
Cars and other vehicles backed up on both sides of the East River, while pedestrians sat around, taking in the sun on the warm afternoon and talking. When nothing suspicious was found on the truck, the bridge was re-opened at 4:55 p.m., the police said. As the yellow police tape was pulled back, the rush of humanity and cars flowed once more on the warm spring afternoon.
Abandoned Truck Briefly Closes Bridge
The Times seems to be off by a few hours. Actually it was 2 different incidents. And just to point out that there is no commercial traffic allowed on the Brooklyn Bridge.
The Brooklyn Bridge was shut down for nearly an hour yesterday afternoon after an abandoned truck was found on the entrance ramp to the bridge from the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, the police said.
The truck, a U-Haul, was discovered shortly after 3 p.m., and the bridge was closed at 4:01 as the police bomb squad and other units examined the truck.
Cars and other vehicles backed up on both sides of the East River, while pedestrians sat around, taking in the sun on the warm afternoon and talking. When nothing suspicious was found on the truck, the bridge was re-opened at 4:55 p.m., the police said. As the yellow police tape was pulled back, the rush of humanity and cars flowed once more on the warm spring afternoon.
