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Portion of Canton Road to Close for Bridge Replacement

One of the oldest bridges in Marietta will be replaced. Construction will begin in April.

Canton Road will be closed at Highway 41 in mid-April for eight months while workers replace that bridge and the CSX railroad bridge and realign the roadway.

Detours and road closures

  • Beginning mid-April for eight months
  • Avoid area
  • Use Canton Road Connector
  • Georgia Department of Transportation will close northbound lane of Canton Road
  • Southbound lane will be open
  • From northbound on Canton Road out of city, turn right on Industrial Park Drive, left on Cobb Parkway then right onto Canton Road connector
  • Detour map

"The bridge is being replaced partly because of the low sufficiency rating determined by GDOT bridge inspections," city of Marietta Public Works director Dan Conn said in a press release. "While the bridge is not currently dangerous, it is one of the oldest we have in the city and nearing the end of its safe and useful life."

"If you're familiar with the old bridge structure, it was very low and you can see where tractor trailers have hit it," Conn said in the release. "The railroad bridge is very old as well so they're looking at replacing it too."

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Conn expects construction, which costs approximately $11.2 million and is funded by GDOT, and the lane closures to begin in mid-April and be complete within eight months.


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