The Causeway Police Department said the bridge had reopened around 11:30 p.m., about 40 minutes after it had closed.

METAIRIE, La. — The northbound bridge of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway has reopened after an overturned car closed both lanes Tuesday morning.

The Causeway Police Department said the bridge had reopened around 11:30 p.m., about 40 minutes after it had closed.

Photos from WWL-TV viewer Allison Gaffney showed what appeared to be an overturned SUV on the northbound bridge.

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