Drivers heading to Costa Rica's northwest Guanacaste province hit a roadblock this weekend that could persist through tomorrow. Road authorities closed a bridge on the Inter-American Highway North Saturday after it cracked, according to the Public Works and Transport Ministry (MOPT).

The bridge crosses the Guacimal River at Kilometer 145, between Puntarenas and Guanacaste, the daily Al Día reported.

MOPT spokesman Omar Segura said the transport authorities today will offer more information on the closure and alternate routes.

Al Día reported that possible alternatives include the Paquera and Playa Naranjo ferries across the Gulf of Nicoya; up toward Tilarán, Guanacaste, through San Ramón and around Lake Arenal; or the route to Upala, a town near the northern border in the Alajuela province, to connect to La Cruz, Guanacaste.