75 Year Old Bridge Wiped out by Flood
Last year a 75 year old bridge that crossed the Roaring Creek as well as went along Roaring Creek Road, was washed away by a flood.
Since then the county has been working on getting the bridge fixed. Roland Lively, the department head of the County Department of Transportation said that: "The bridge was not in great shape when it was destroyed. We already had some money in the county budget for repairs. Problem was, we didn't have enough to replace the bridge. We were just going to repair it. Fortunately, some state and federal money was available, and we were able to do it a lot quicker than we had expected."
The total cost to replace the 33 foot bridge is $700,000. With the county paying $100,00, the state paying $200,000 and the U.S Department of Transportation funds totaling $400,000, the bridge was able to be reconstructed.
Long Process
With the bridge out residents had to drive further that they usually would to get to highway 19, which was the main route through Midville. To get back to Highway 19, residents of Oak Grove had to drive an extra 9 miles out of the way.
Residents are quite pleased to have their bridge back. After it being open for several weeks now, the official opening ceremonies of the bridge are this morning at 11.
BRIDGE WASHING AWAY-Video
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