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Part of the Newark Bay Extension Bridge of the New Jersey Turnpike has closed for emergency construction after a section of the deck dropped "several inches," authorities say.

The eastbound section between Interchanges 14 and 14A will be closed until at least sometime Thursday night, the NJ Turnpike Authority said in a statement.

The authority said a contractor discovered that the bearings connecting the bridge deck to the pier had rotated out of place, "causing the eastbound bridge deck to drop several inches."

Crews have jacked the deck back into place so they can fix the bearings. Engineers are also inspecting the rest of the bearings below the bridge.