Tennessee River Bridge on Natchez Trace Parkway to be Closed

THE TIMES DAILY REPORTS THAT ACCESS TO THE TENNESSEE RIVER BRIDGE ON THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY AND COLBERT FERRY PARK WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC STARTING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE JOHN COFFEE MEMORIAL BRIDGE, WHICH IS ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF CHEROKEE, WILL CLOSE AT 8 P.M. WEDNESDAY. THE FULL CLOSURE EXTENDS FROM MISSISSIPPI 25 IN TISHOMINGO COUNTY TO ALABAMA 20, ALSO KNOWN AS SAVANNAH HIGHWAY, IN LAUDERDALE COUNTY.ABOUT 31 MILES OF THE 444-MILE LONG NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY ARE IN ALABAMA. THE MAJORITY LIES IN MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE. THE SEGMENT OF THE PARKWAY BETWEEN FROM NORTH PIKE ROAD TO NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER BRIDGE IS EXPECTED TO REOPEN NOV. 1, ACCORDING TO A NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NEWS RELEASE.THE SECTION OF PARKWAY BETWEEN MISSISSIPPI 24 SOUTH TO MISSISSIPPI 4 IS EXPECTED TO REOPEN BY NOV. 12, THE RELEASE STATED.FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 800-305-7417.

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