The New York City police temporarily shut down the Brooklyn Bridge on Monday as an abandoned Dodge Durango was spotted on the road. The police were determining whether the vehicle represented a threat, the Associated Press reported. The car without any license plates on the Manhattan-bound lanes, came in around 5:15 p.m. on Monday.
Police soon shut down traffic in both directions at around 6 p.m., causing drivers to find alternate routes on the busy Memorial Day traffic. Authorities gave the all clear at about 7 p.m. with traffic resuming thereafter.
The police department's bomb squad and other investigators headed to the area to check out the car.
In the past, the bridge has been closed before because of suspicious packages. The bridge was shut down for less than an hour over a report of a suspicious package, turning out to be a false alarm.
In June 2009, three empty black suitcases on the bridge shut it down for just over an hour.
