The bridge's draw span was permanently closed in 1961.

Contrary to almost all previous designs, his bridge was low to the water and eliminated a draw span.

Members of the D.C. business community immediately pressed for resolution on whether the bridge would have a draw span or not.

In 1945, the bridge closed for two hours while workers attended to a jammed draw span.

Beginning in March 1964, at least one lane of the six-lane bridge was closed every day while repairs were made to the draw span.

The draw span was immobilized and sealed, and the approaches on both ends of the bridge repaired.

Modern Tuckov bridge has three spans, the middle one being a draw span.

A draw span was installed in the late 1870s.

In 2008 it underwent a renovation which included the draw span's conversion from a bascule to a vertical-lift mechanism.

A new draw span was constructed in 1891, but maintenance remained difficult for the rest of the decade.