GERALDINE — The new bridge on Alabama Highway 75 over Town Creek at Lakeview in DeKalb County will open to traffic Monday, weather permitting, the Alabama Department of Transportation announced.
Completing connections of the new bridge approaches to the existing roadway will take place over the course of several days next week. ALDOT advises motorists to expect brief stoppages and delays during the transition.
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Contractor Miller & Miller began work on the $13.7 million bridge replacement project north of Geraldine in October 2023. Construction included boring and casting eight drilled shafts to form a stable foundation and installing 32 massive steel girders to support the bridge deck .
The project will continue into the fall, as the contractor must also demolish the old bridge, built in 1942, and remove the old roadway.
At 715 feet long, 38 1/2 feet wide, and 75 feet high, the new bridge is substantially longer, wider and taller, correcting steep vertical curves on both bridge approaches and including shoulders to improve safety.
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