The Cherry St. bridge has finally been lowered after it was stuck in an upright position for close to a month.

It will be reopened for public access by 7 p.m. on Friday.

The bridge had been locked in an upright position since Aug. 1, due to what the city described as a “mechanical/electrical failure.”

On Wednesday, the city announced the bridge would be lowered by the end of the day, but, by the evening, city spokesperson Eric Holmes conceded that the bridge would stay upright for one more day.

On Thursday, the bridge at Lake Shore Blvd. E. and Cherry St. was lowered into its horizontal position, where engineers began work to lock the bridge in place and perform structural inspections, the city announced in a news release.

“It’s been a long and arduous task for PortsToronto and city staff to reinstate the Cherry Street bridge safely, and I’m pleased that crews were able to reopen this crucial link to the Port Lands in time for the long weekend,” said Mayor John Tory in the news release.

Holmes said the Wednesday delay was due to “increasing winds and delays related to the replacement of a malfunctioning winch, (which is) a piece of equipment integral to safely lowering the bridge.”