SMITHFIELD – A bridge on N.C. 210 west of Smithfield is scheduled to close Monday, June 10 for reconstruction.
Built during the Great Depression, the bridge spanning Middle Creek is nearing the end of its lifespan. Wilson-based S.T. Wooten Corp. will replace the bridge under a $3.2 million contract awarded by the N.C. Department of Transportation in February.
The closure will begin at 8 a.m. Monday. The closure is expected to last 13 months.
Message boards and detour signs have been posted to direct drivers onto Swift Creek, Cleveland and Crantock roads. The detour will lengthen one’s commute, and people needing to access N.C. 210 should be cautious near the closure.
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It took 18 months to build the Empire State Building but it’s going to take 13 months to replace a little bridge? Embarrassing!!!
Why not install a temp bridges like they do in other countries on streamly busy roads.
That is EXACTLY what my husband said!! But this is the south….and JoCO and that would make way too much sense.
Too long for my drive to work to be rerouted!