UPDATE: Traffic improving after four accidents

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Traffic is slowly starting to improve after quite a mess earlier today on the bridges in and out of Wilmington.

New Hanover County Dispatch says there were four accidents late this afternoon: two on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, one on the Isabel Holmes Bridge and a fourth just over the river in Brunswick County.

Drivers in downtown Wilmington say it took 15 minutes just to get from one traffic light to the next. New Hanover County Emergency Operations said it took some drivers longer than two hours just to get over the bridges, but traffic is starting to move along.