How long does a typical falling ice closure last?
The shortest closure was 37 minutes on Nov. 29, 2001. The longest closure to date was 30 hours and 4 minutes in a closure that started April 2, 2025 and ended April 3, 2025. The average closure lasts about five hours and 41 minutes. Over the last 31 years, which is roughly 271,560 hours, the bridge has been closed 250 hours and 18 minutes for falling ice, a little more than 0.09 percent of the time.
