UPDATE: Surf City swing bridge back open after malfunction

SURF CITY, NC (WWAY) — The swing bridge is back open after a malfunction caused it to be shut down for more than seven hours Monday.

The Bridge Maintenance Engineer with the NC Department of Transportation Ron Van Cleef said the bridge was opening for a boat when it malfunctioned and the metal brackets that keep it in the lock position were bent. He said they could not keep it locked down.

Van Cleef said they closed the bridge and replaced the metal brackets. He said it was re-open around 10:30 last night.