A suspicious package found on a bridge in Beaver County was found to be harmless, state police said.

Troopers had ordered the closure of the bridge and a section of Route 60 after emergency operators were called at 10:45 a.m. about the package.

It was found on the bridge that spans Brady's Run Park in Brighton Township, Beaver County's emergency operators said.

State police and their bomb experts had been at the scene since the report to investigate.

After retrieving and examining the package, police ruled it harmless. They declined to comment on the contents.

Route 60 and the bridge were reopened around 1:45 p.m.

First Published: October 4, 2006, 4:00 a.m.