A town of Mentz bridge connecting about 60 residents on Haiti Island to Route 38 will be closed at least two more days while the state Department of Transportation performs an inspection.

The bridge spanning the Seneca River was closed to vehicle traffic early Saturday morning. It remains open to pedestrians.

A witness reported hearing a portion of the bridge collapse late Friday night. It may have been a section of the original metal bridge that was taken out of service in 1990 after a snow plow breached the structure and fell into the river.

The Army Corps of Engineers built a wooden and metal Bailey bridge over top of the damage at that time. The DOT will need to determine whether that link still has the integrity to support vehicle traffic.

As of Monday morning, the DOT had not begun an inspection expected to take about 48 hours, town Highway Superintendent Gene Dedrick said.

For more on this story, read Tuesday's edition of The Citizen.