South Steet Bridge to be replaced next year. Sounds like a good senior design project for aspiring architectural/civil engineers attending Drexel

The South Street Bridge, which was closed early this morning after pieces of the bridge fell from the structure into the Schuylkill River, is now open, according to Philadelphia Police spokesman Capt. Benjamin Naish.

Officials will close the bridge again tomorrow morning after rush hour, about 9:30 or 10 a.m., for additional repairs that are expected to take three hours to complete.

The shutdown this morning caused traffic delays around the bridge. At the same time, the Schuylkill Expressway was already backed up because of a four-car accident, said Sgt. Elizabeth Edoo of the police Traffic Division.