7/24/2008

A bridge at the Meridian city limits on King Road has been closed due to damaged pilings and will have to be rebuilt before any traffic will be allowed across it.  The bridge is located north of North Hills Street.

The damaged pilings on the 43-year-old bridge will have to be removed and replaced with new pilings.  The work, which will be performed by Lauderdale County, is expected to take at least several weeks.

Residents on the city side of the bridge will not encounter any problems going to and from their homes.  Residents on the county side of King Road will have to take alternate routes until the bridge is replaced.  King Road is accessible from both State Boulevard Extension and Highway 493.