36th Street bridge now closed for repairs
The 36th Street bridge, located at 36th Street Ensley and Avenue C, has been closed for repairs. It is tentatively scheduled to reopen in June.
Crews are working to correct the settling of the bridge approaches on both sides, as well as repair slope paving under bridge ends and damaged concrete beams under bridge deck.
Due to soft soil conditions, abutments have settled at this bridge location, lowering the approaches. The resulting settlement has created a rough ride during the approach or exit from the bridge. Slope paving protecting the earth under the abutments has failed, which has resulted in erosion.
The project will strengthen the soils supporting abutments, re-align the abutments, repair and restore damaged sections of concrete at girder ends and clean and restore joints. This will be accomplished by removing the existing bridge end slabs, replacing soft soils with structural fill and rebuilding with new concrete end slab. Damaged sections of slope paving will be reconstructed or repaired to allow for adequate drainage.
Suggested detour routes are as follows:
From W side of road closure to I20-59 & Downtown:
7th Ave and Erie Street
Straight to stay on Erie Street
Left on Crawford Street
Left on Veterans Memorial Drive
Right on 36th Street and continue straight to downtown
Another alternate is to continue on 7th Ave W, then Right turn on Indiana Ave, Right turn on Slayden Avenue, Right turn on Port Birmingham Road and Right turn on Avenue C
From E side of road closure to Wylam:
36th Street
Left on Veterans Memorial Drive
Right on Crawford Street
Right on Erie Street
Right on 9th Court Wylam/36th Street
Another alternate is to continue on Avenue C, then Left turn on Port Birmingham Road, Left turn on Slayden Avenue, Left turn on Indiana Street, Left turn on 7th Ave, Right turn on Erie Street, Left turn on 9th Court/36th Street.
