Rush hour traffic in Douglas was held up by an incident at the lifting bridge over the harbour.
The road was blocked after one of the gates was damaged when it was hit by a vehicle.
Both barriers automatically closed, and stayed down for half an hour when traffic was at its peak, on Thursday evening.
A team of engineers was dispatched to the scene, while police diverted traffic away from roads leading to the bridge on both sides of the harbour.
Asset team leader at the Department of Infrastructure Steve Hall:
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