A BIZARRE stand-off unfolded on Victoria Bridge, Picton, this afternoon between two elderly motorists.

The two drivers, a male and female, drove on to the single-lane Prince St bridge and refused to ‘give-way,’ with the pair remaining at loggerheads for about 30 minutes in the middle of the bridge.

Cars were backed up to Argyle and Menangle streets as they waited for the stubborn drivers to reverse backwards and allow other motorists to pass.

Police were eventually called and booked both drivers for ‘unreasonably obstructing a path of a vehicle,’ carrying a $253 fine.

Yerrinbool resident Daniel Valenzi filmed the incident and said he was shocked to discover the cause of the traffic jam as he approached the 118-year-old bridge.

“I assumed someone had an accident or jumped off the bridge or something like that, so I hopped out of the car,” he said.

“I had never seen anything like this in my life. I spoke to both motorists and they both refused to move because they both believed they had entered the bridge first and had right of way.

“The traffic was banked up to both main roads with every third car turning around.”

Picton’s Victoria Bridge crosses Stonequarry Creek and opened in October 1897.

It is the second oldest Allan Truss bridge built in NSW and is classified by the National Trust.