The Southside Bridge in Charleston will be temporarily closed beginning Friday for repairs. The City of Charleston said the bridge will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday, May 15 through 4:30 a.m. Monday, May 18. Alternative routes to cross the Kanawha River are the Eugene A. Carter Bridge on Interstate 64, the Patrick Street Bridge, the 35th Street Bridge in Kanawha City, the 36th Street Bridge in Kanawha City and the Charles “Chuck” Yeager Bridge on I-64/I-77. The repairs are part of a $2.3 million bridge rehabilitation project by the city as a part of its transportation infrastructure maintenance program.