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Smith County Bridges Receiving Updates

Posted/updated on: March 30, 2014 at 4:39 pm
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CR 137 aSMITH COUNTY — The Smith County Road and Bridge Department is replacing a well-traveled bridge on County Road 137 just north of Bullard. The wooden bridge, which crosses over Henshaw Creek, was only large enough to allow a single car to pass at a time. The replacement bridge is made of concrete, has two full lanes, and will improve a number of safety issues for that road, officials say. According to a news release, crews are moving the location of the bridge to straighten out a dangerous curve in CR 137, improving visibility for both directions of traffic. Weather allowing, the project is expected to be complete in approximately seven weeks. Improvements are also under way on two bridges on County Road 1141, also known as Dean Road. The bridges are being rebuilt where CR 1141 crosses Indian Creek and the railroad tracks between CR 1134 and CR 1140.

The Henshaw Creek Bridge and the bridges on CR 1141 are among several projects that Smith County and TxDOT have partnered to complete in the last year. Through the Off-System Highway Bridge Program, Smith County and TxDOT have worked to inspect, rate, and determine which bridges are in most need of repair within the County, according to the news release. Smith County then pays a 10 percent match for the replacement costs, and the project is expedited with TxDOT supplementing the other 90 percent of the project total with federal funds. CR 132 and CR 2115 both received major bridge reconstruction last year through the Off-System Highway Bridge Program.



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