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Market Street Bridge reopened to through traffic after emergency personnel remove suicidal man

A puddle atop the Riverpark's terraced steps reflects the Market Street Bridge between showers on June 30. 2017. The Chattanooga area has experienced a rainy Summer so far this season.
A puddle atop the Riverpark's terraced steps reflects the Market Street Bridge between showers on June 30. 2017. The Chattanooga area has experienced a rainy Summer so far this season. A puddle atop the Riverpark's terraced steps reflects the Market Street Bridge between showers on June 30. 2017. The Chattanooga area has experienced a rainy Summer so far this season.

UPDATE: Emergency personnel have successfully gotten a suicidal man off of the Market Street Bridge.

The bridge is has been reopened to traffic and pedestrians.

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Chattanooga police are asking commuters to seek alternate routes as the Market Street Bridge is closed to all traffic, including pedestrians.

Sources say police are investigating a suicidal person.