Roberts Road Bridge closed due to storm damage

  • Roberts Road Bridge closed due to storm damage
    Roberts Road Bridge closed due to storm damage
  • The abutment wing walls are beginning to fail resulting in structural damage on the Roberts Road bridge. CONTRIBUTED
    The abutment wing walls are beginning to fail resulting in structural damage on the Roberts Road bridge. CONTRIBUTED

    The Roberts Road Bridge over Goss Creek, near 226 Roberts Rd., has been indefinitely closed for emergency repair.

    According to a letter sent to Senator Rick Williams, the bridge suffered significant storm damage that was discovered on July 10 during a routine inspection. The bridge has wooden wing walls with a concrete box culvert.

    “The wooden wing walls cannot handle the severity of storms, which c…