fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ əvə pˈæɹəlˌɛl spˈæn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ðə bɹˈɪdʒ wʌz ɹᵻhɐbˈɪlᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd, ðˈɛn kənvˈɜːɾᵻd tə sˈɜːv tˈuː lˈeɪnz ʌv wˈɛstbaʊnd tɹˈæfɪk wˌaɪl ðə nˈuː bɹˈɪdʒ sˈɜːvd ˈiːstbaʊnd tɹˈæfɪk.
Following the opening of a parallel span in 1989, the bridge was rehabilitated, then converted to serve two lanes of westbound traffic while the new bridge served eastbound traffic.