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Marion County’s State Highway 156 bridge in Guild to close Friday

A road closed sign stands across U.S. Highway 41 on Thursday, June 27, 2019, where a state slide repair project and problems with its lone open traffic lane forced a temporary closure until July 4. The closure is in place till next week while crews build temporary roads around the shifting traffic lane. A road closed sign stands across U.S. Highway 41 on Thursday, June 27, 2019, where a state slide repair project and problems with its lone open traffic lane forced a temporary closure until July 4. The closure is in place till next week while crews build temporary roads around the shifting traffic lane.

By Staff Report July 25, 2019 1 min read

The Tennessee Department of Transportation will close the bridge in Marion County over Running Water Creek on State Route 156 starting at 5:30 a.m. CDT Friday and will reopen Saturday evening, officials said.

The closure is part of a $2.3 million rehabilitation project being done by contractor Mid-State Construction Co. on the two-lane bridge in Guild, Tennessee, TDOT spokeswoman Jennifer Flynn said. Crews will be pouring concrete for the bridge’s deck.

“SR-156 will be closed at the Running Water Creek Bridge for the deck pour and continue to be closed through Saturday July 27, 2019, to allow the concrete adequate time to cure,” Flynn said.

During the closure, traffic will be detoured via U.S. Highway 41, State Route 27 and Interstate 24 at exit 158, Flynn said.

Message boards and other signage will be in place to warn motorists of the closure and work.

Once reopened, the bridge will remain open only to one 10-foot lane and a controlled temporary traffic signal were remain in place until the project is completed in October.