Update: Broad River Road Bridge Now Open

The Broad River Road bridge re-opened Thursday morning after being closed for more than a day due to concerns about a piece of construction equipment that was affected by heavy rain.

Contractors working on a construction project to replace the bridge said rainfall from Tuesday night caused the river levels to rise, and a crane sitting on a platform in the river shifted. 

Transportation officials are worried that the crane could fall across the bridge. 

Officials said Wednesday that the bridge could be closed until Friday or Saturday, but crews worked to secure the crane and re-open the bridge earlier.

The area of Broad River Road that was closed included Riverhill Drive and Lucious Drive.

Traffic going into Columbia on Broad River Road was being rerouted onto Greystone Boulevard and I-126. Traffic coming from Columbia toward St. Andrews was being rerouted to River Drive, to North Main Street, to Elmwood and I-126.