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Rush hour traffic between Portland and South Portland was disrupted for nearly links of london sale hours Thursday afternoon after the Casco Bay Bridge failed to close properly. The malfunction prevented traffic from crossing into Portland from South Portland, but did not affect traffic heading in the other direction. Portland-bound traffic had to be detoured onto Broadway in South Portland, and then into the Cash Corner intersection valentines Day pendants onto the Veteran's Memorial Bridge. State transportation officials attributed the malfunction to a buildup of ice from Wednesday's snowstorm that prevented the Casco Bay Bridge from locking in place. "The bridge opened to let a ship pass through at 4 p.m. But when we closed the bridge, the segments did not fit properly," said Mark Links of London K Charm, a spokesman for the Maine Department of Transportation. "It appears there was some kind of ice buildup from the storm." The South Portland-to-Portland side of the state-owned bridge had to be shut down just after 4 p.m. and did not reopen until about 5:45 p.m. It created traffic jams on streets leading Links of London J Charm to the South Portland bridge ramp, according to police. Some motorists became trapped in traffic on the bridge until police were able to back cars up and detour them to another route. More than 33,000 vehicles a day travel over the Casco Bay Bridge, according to Latti. A bridge maintenance crew was called in and used torches to melt the ice that had formed on the bridge's load shoes, which support the weight of the bridge and traffic when it is in the closed position.