Update: Oceanic Bridge is Open, Closed for 5 Hours Due to Electrical Outage

The Oceanic Bridge was opened around 8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening after being closed for 5 hours.

The bridge was closed since 3:00 p.m. The bridge lost power when in the open position and was stuck upright for a while. The county explained in a released statement that, "bridge tenders managed to close the bascule span manually, but because there was no power to lock the pins that secure the bridge, the span had to be closed."

According to county officials, Jersey Central Power & Light was notified and responded to restore electric power to the bridge. Electric power is needed to securely lock the bridge in place for the safe passage of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. 

The county has provided these alternate routes for drivers for when the bridge is closed:

• In Middletown, motorists traveling to Red Bank should use Navesink River Road; motorists traveling to Sea Bright should use Locust Point Road to Locust Avenue to Navesink Avenue to Route 36.
• In Rumson, motorists traveling to Red Bank should use River Road East to Front Street; motorists traveling to Sea Bright should use Bingham Avenue(County Route 8A) to Rumson Road (County Route 520) to Ocean Avenue.