The inner loop of the Baltimore Beltway (Interstate 695) has been closed for emergency repairs just south of the Francis Key Bridge for emergency repairs to the Curtis Creek Drawbridge.

Maryland Transportation Authority spokeswoman Teri Moss said the authority is making mechanical repairs to the bridge, which was raised to let a ship pass through and became stuck in the up position.

The authority has closed access to the inner loop from Exit 1 (Quarantine Road) and Exit 2 (Route 10). Southbound traffic on the Key Bridge is being turned around at the toll plaza, and no tolls are being charged, Moss said.

The authority suggested that motorists use southbound I-95, the Fort McHenry Tunnel, or southbound I-895, the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, as alternate routes.