Due to mechanical issues, the City of Sturgeon Bay was a two-bridge town for over 12 hours beginning Sunday evening. According to Wisconsin Department of Transportation spokesperson Mark Kantola, the Maple-Oregon Street Bridge closed at approximately 5:40 p.m. due to a faulty electrical limit switch on the center lock span. Due to ongoing dredging, Kantola says bridge crews acted quickly to remedy the issue. The bridge was reopened at approximately 7:45 a.m. on Monday.

The emergency fix was unrelated to why the Door County Highway Department announced last week that the bridge would be closed again overnight next week. Kantola says that closure is used to maintain the bridge's computer programming. The bridge will be closed from 6 p.m. on December 30th to 6 a.m. on December 31st. The Michigan Street Bridge and the Bayview Bridge will serve as alternate routes during that time.