Update 3:12 p.m.: Terry Maenza of Pennsylvania American Water has just said that the DeKalb Street bridge has been reopened in both directions.

Update 2:57 p.m.: Terry Maenza, a spokesperson for Pennsylvania American Water, has told Patch that the break occurred in an "old" eight-inch cast iron pipe beneath the DeKalb Street sidewalk. Maenza said that only three customers are without water service.

"We'll start repairs as soon as the other utility lines are marked," Maenza said.

Update 2 p.m.: Pennsylvania American Water has shut off the water flow to the damaged area of the water main.

Traffic is being diverted away from the DeKalb Street bridge between Norristown and Bridgeport due to a water main break.

A very large amount of water could be seen bubbling up through the Water DeKalb St. and E. Washington Street is pouring

Norristown Public Works Department is in the process of cordoning off the affected area. Pennsylvania American Water Company has been notified.

As authorities were sealing off the area, a private vehicle that somehow avoided the traffic detour crossed the bridge from the Bridgeport side and further damaged the affected area of the roadway, increasing the water flow onto the road surface and nearly becoming stuck in the process.

We'll have further updates shortly.