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Washington Street Bridge to close for testing Monday

By Alison Martin

screen_shot_2019_03_24_at_4.35.36_pm_e1553463429561.png — Washington Street Bridge | Google Maps

The Washington Street Bridge over the Chicago River will be closed on Monday ahead of spring boating season testing.

The bridge will be closed from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., the Chicago Department of Transportation confirmed in a statement.

As a detour, drivers traveling eastbound on Washington should turn south on Clinton, east on Madison and north on Wacker before returning to Washington, the department recommended.

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