CA:BAY BRIDGE CLOSED PRESSER

## Shot 11/02/2009. ## (CNN) — The Bay Bridge -- a main artery in and out of San Francisco -- shut down Tuesday night and was to stay shut indefinitely, after a piece of the bridge fell onto the roadway, the California Highway Patrol said. The piece of steel and cable that fell from overhead initially caused a minor car accident, which backed up traffic for miles, said CHP Officer Peter Van Eckhardt. No one was injured in the accident. That section of the bridge, which had recently been repaired, would be reinspected before the span reopened, officials said. All east- and west-bound lanes were shut down at 8 p.m. PT Tuesday, Van Eckhardt said. ## Bart Ney, CalTrans Spokesman ## QC Kevin