I was in St. Martin when the bridge was inaugurated and the fireworks were very impressive. I had a rental car at the time and was crossing the bridge when it opened, I was in the 3rd or 4th car from the barrier. I got some nice photos of the bridge opening and then almost closing, stopping with just a couple of inches to go. I waited almost an hour before giving up, turning the car around and going the long way. I gather the bridge didn't reopen until that evening