{"id":354,"date":"2025-06-25T18:29:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T18:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hkerstyn.net\/?p=354"},"modified":"2025-07-10T15:29:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T15:29:27","slug":"fire-hoses-used-to-cool-virginia-drawbridge-after-it-got-too-hot-to-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hkerstyn.net\/index.php\/2025\/06\/25\/fire-hoses-used-to-cool-virginia-drawbridge-after-it-got-too-hot-to-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire hoses used to cool Virginia drawbridge after it got too hot to close"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) \u2014 The Great Bridge Bridge in Chesapeake, Va., was closed to traffic for an extended period Tuesday during rush hour because of a heat-related malfunction, according to the city. Firefighters were called in to spray the drawbridge with water to cool it down.<\/p>\n<p>The bridge was unable to close as Tuesday&#8217;s temperatures reached the mid-to-upper 90s, with heat indices between 105 and 112 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Battlefield Boulevard South was closed in both directions at the bridge because of the malfunction. Images from live traffic cameras showed police directing traffic at the intersection with Kempsville Road.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers including Tony Baker were left stuck. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Made it almost to the bridge, saw the cops and everybody turned around everybody waving everybody around, and we had to go back up towards Battlefield [Boulevard] just to get around to cross the bridge,&#8221; Baker said.<\/p>\n<p>The city and a viewer of Nexstar&#8217;s WAVY provided several images Tuesday afternoon showing crews spraying the bridge with water. Another WAVY viewer, David McBirney, sent in video below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.wavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/david_video_2025-06-24_06-49-23.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<p>The exact cause for the malfunction was unclear. Chesapeake Fire Captain and PIO Steven Bradley said that information will come from the city&#8217;s Public Works Department.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter is-style-rectangular\" data-effect=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2753545\" data-id=\"2753545\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Photo courtesy: City of Chesapeake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2753543\" data-id=\"2753543\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Photo courtesy: City of Chesapeake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2753544\" data-id=\"2753544\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Photo courtesy: City of Chesapeake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2753542\" data-id=\"2753542\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Photo courtesy: City of Chesapeake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2753594\" data-id=\"2753594\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Photo courtesy: Stella Solorzano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The bridge reopened just before 7 p.m. Tuesday, but with more hot temperatures on the horizon, some wonder if this could happen again here, or on any other bridge in the region. It&#8217;s a sight many have never seen before.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been with the city for 26 years and I definitely can&#8217;t recall it,&#8221; Bradley said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) \u2014 The Great Bridge Bridge in Chesapeake, Va., was closed to traffic for an extended period Tuesday during rush hour because of a heat-related malfunction, according to the city. Firefighters were called in to spray the drawbridge with water to cool it down. 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