This is why Market Street Bridge will be closed on Sunday

Shane Barger stands watch on the North Shore side of the Market Street Bridge, while the Tennessee Department of Transportation inspects the bridge, on Sunday.
Shane Barger stands watch on the North Shore side of the Market Street Bridge, while the Tennessee Department of Transportation inspects the bridge, on Sunday.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation will close Market Street Bridge in downtown Chattanooga on Sunday, December 6.

The bridge will be closed from 8 a.m. to no later than 2 p.m. for quarterly testing and maintenance.

The work is weather dependent. Should inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances delay the inspection, it will be rescheduled to take place at a later date.

Drivers are advised to use the Olgiati Bridge or the Veterans Bridge as alternate routes while the Market Street Bridge is closed.

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