Work Begins Monday, Sept. 13, on Montgomery Bell State Park Bridge Replacement Project
Thursday, September 09, 2010 | 06:07am
NASHVILLE – Tennessee State Parks announced today that work will begin Monday, Sept. 13, on the Jackson Hill Road Bridge replacement at Montgomery Bell State Park in Burns, Tenn.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will replace the Jackson Hill Road Bridge, which is located over the CSX railroad in Dickson County. This effort will result in the closure of the Highway 47 entrance to Montgomery Bell State Park for several months. While this is not considered the main entrance to the park, it is a heavily used entrance and roadway – utilized by many park patrons and the local community.
Although there is no danger of imminent failure, the Jackson Hill Road Bridge was made with total wood construction and has reached the limits of its intended life span. It was identified by TDOT bridge inspectors as a bridge in critical need of replacement.
Detour and road closure signs are currently in place and will be uncovered two days prior to the Sept. 13 start date. In the coming months, park visitors must use the Highway 70 entrance – again, this is considered the park’s main entrance. A Montgomery Bell State Park map can be found at: http://tn.gov/environment/parks/MontgomeryBell/pdf/parkmap.pdf.
We would also like to share directions, using the Highway 70 entrance: From Interstate 40, take Exit 182 (Fairview / Dickson Highway 96). Go West on Highway 96. Stay on Highway 96 until it dead ends at Highway 70. Turn East on Highway 70. The park entrance is approximately three miles on the right.
Visitors are encouraged to contact the park office with questions or concerns at (615) 797-9052. All park facilities remain open, and current programming and events are ongoing. Media outlets with specific questions about the bridge project should contact B.J. Doughty, TDOT Region 3 community relations officer at (615) 350-4302 or at BJ.Doughty@tn.gov.
Tennessee State Parks will update the media with periodic announcements, including when the road is scheduled to reopen.
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