UPDATE: 1:52 p.m.
The Champ Clark Bridge in Louisiana is closed for emergency repairs until tonight.
The Missouri Department of Transportation originally announced that there would be one lane of traffic allowed on the bridge to repair a hole in a joint on the bridge...
The U.S. 54 bridge over the Mississippi River in Louisiana, known as the Champ Clark Bridge, will close each day beginning Monday, August 10 through Thursday, August 13 from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. so the Missouri Department of Transportation can conduct its annual in-depth inspection on the 87-year-old bridge.