The Brent Spence Bridge, the primary connector between Ohio and Kentucky, will remain closed for more than a month as construction crew work to repair damage caused by a fiery accident on the span last week.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday a tentative reopening date to traffic is Dec. 23. The governor said the news could have been much worse, but inspectors have determined the crash, which occurred early last Wednesday when a truck carrying potassium hydroxide crashed into a jackknifed semi, did not cause structural damage to the 57-year-old double-decker structure.