2 Georgia bridges set to close ahead of Hurricane Dorian

This GOES-16 satellite image taken Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, at 17:00 UTC and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Hurricane Dorian, right, churning over the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas on Sunday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, its 185 mph winds ripping off roofs and tearing down power lines as hundreds hunkered in schools, churches and other shelters. (NOAA via AP) This GOES-16 satellite image taken Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, at 17:00 UTC and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Hurricane Dorian, right, churning over the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas on Sunday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, its 185 mph winds ripping off roofs and tearing down power lines as hundreds hunkered in schools, churches and other shelters. (NOAA via AP)

By Associated Press September 2, 2019 1 min read

ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced that two large suspension bridges on the Georgia coast will close Tuesday night in anticipation of Hurricane Dorian.

The Sidney Lanier Bridge in Brunswick and the Talmadge Memorial Bridge in Savannah will be closed Tuesday at 8 p.m. due to expected tropical storm force winds.

The department issued an alert saying: “Motorists attempting to navigate vehicles across either of these bridges in conditions with the high wind levels anticipated from Hurricane Dorian may not be able to properly control their vehicles.”

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp ordered mandatory evacuations in all six counties that make up Georgia’s 100-mile coastline late Sunday.

Both bridges carry traffic from Highway 17 – running parallel to Interstate 95 – and are in the evacuation zone.