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Bulloch County engineer recommends full replacement of Cypress Lake Road bridge after inspection finds rot and damage
Summary
County engineers told commissioners the timber‑pile bridge at Cypress Lake Road will likely need full replacement; estimates range from $500,000 to rehabilitate to ~$1.5 million for a full replacement, and the board authorized staff to negotiate design services.
Bulloch County Engineer Brad Deal told the Board of Commissioners that the Cypress Lake Road bridge at Dry Branch—closed after an accident—has extensive preexisting decay in timber piles and that Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) inspection recommended engineering evaluation.
Deal said GDOT’s bridge office found extensive decay in the bridge’s timber piles and concluded a structural engineer should evaluate the structure. He estimated a rehabilitation to restore the bridge would cost about $500,000 and…
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