TARBORO – A project to replace a bridge on Thigpen Road in Edgecombe County near the Pitt County line is scheduled to begin Monday.
A state highway contractor will close the road as it crosses Mitchell Swamp Canal on Monday morning to remove a 60 -year-old bridge that has a timber driving deck and wooden barrier rails, or walls. The bridge is nearing the end of its useful service life.
The new bridge is expected to be completed in October, when the road would reopen. A signed detour will send drivers onto N.C. 42 and Ellis Road.