New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Don Holt Bridge on the I-526 connecting Charleston and North Charleston was closed off to commuters from either direction on Thursday, creating traffic snarls in the area.

Local media reports said that eastbound traffic was blocked at Virginia Avenue, while westbound traffic came to standstill at Clements Ferry Road.

The closure had been announced early on Thursday at around 3.30 am, and had stretched into a few hours by the time of publication.

Despite it having been hours since the announcement of the closure, there is still no clarity on why the bridge has been shut down for commuters.

Local media reports citing the police said that authorities had merely attributed the closure to an "incident", without fu...