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Main Street water main break affects Chattanooga businesses

In this 2011 staff file photo, water flows into a storm drain at the corner of Main Street and Mitchell Avenue from a water main break on Cowart Street.
In this 2011 staff file photo, water flows into a storm drain at the corner of Main Street and Mitchell Avenue from a water main break on Cowart Street. In this 2011 staff file photo, water flows into a storm drain at the corner of Main Street and Mitchell Avenue from a water main break on Cowart Street.

By Staff Report 1 min read

A water main break caused some businesses along Main Street to close early on Wednesday.

Tennessee American Water spokeswoman Daphne Kirksey said some businesses between Market Street and Washington Street were affected. The water was off from about 5 p.m. to around 7 p.m.

Workers were repairing a valve that was leaking when it broke and then caused the main to break, she said. The pipe dated back to the 1930s.