The bridge was closed on Sunday after five or six cars were damaged by ice falling on to the roadway. It will remain closed until further notice, Talbot said.
Talbot added that the Maine Department of Transportation will consult with its chief engineers to figure out what might be done proactively to remove the remaining ice from the bridge. They will consider the option of using large equipment to knock the ice from the cables.
The Penobscot Narrows Bridge carries Route 1 traffic from Verona Island to Prospect. Alternate routes take motorists more than 20 miles out of their way, Talbot said.
No one was injured on Sunday as a result of ice falling off the bridge.
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- Bridge maintenance supervisor Jimi Differ holds a piece of ice that was on one of the support cables of the Penobscot Narrows Bridge on Monday.
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- Bridge maintenance supervisor Jimi Differ holds a piece of ice that was on one of the support cables of the Penobscot Narrows Bridge on Monday.
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- Bridge maintenance supervisor Jimi Differ puts a road block out near the Verona Island side of the Penobscot Narrows Bridge on Monday.
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- A snowplow clears the Penobscot Narrows Bridge deck of snow and ice debris Monday.
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- A thick coat of ice is visible on the Penobscot Narrows Bridge’s first support cable on the Verona Island side Monday
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