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Market Street Bridge to undergo quarterly testing on Sunday

Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 9/25/16. Age group competitors pass between the Market and Walnut Street Bridges while competing in the swim portion of the 2016 Little Debbie IRONMAN Chattanooga triathlon on September 25, 2016. More than 2,700 athletes registered to compete in a 2.4-mile swim, 116-mile bike and 26.2-mile run throughout Chattanooga and North Georgia. Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 9/25/16. Age group competitors pass between the Market and Walnut Street Bridges while competing in the swim portion of the 2016 Little Debbie IRONMAN Chattanooga triathlon on September 25, 2016. More than 2,700 athletes registered to compete in a 2.4-mile swim, 116-mile bike and 26.2-mile run throughout Chattanooga and North Georgia.

By Staff Report March 22, 2019 1 min read

The Market Street Bridge in downtown Chattanooga will be closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic from 8 a.m. until as late as 2 p.m. Sunday for quarterly tests and maintenance, according to a news release.

The work by the Tennessee Department of Transportation will be rescheduled if it is delayed by inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances. Drivers are advised to use the Olgiati Bridge or the Veterans Bridge as alternate routes.