Burke County resident Jenny Overton said Hurricane Helen washed away her community's culvert bridge. Nearly one year later, the community had a new bridge installed.
Almost a year after flooding from Hurricane Helene washed away the main entrance to a small Burke County community, a new $208,000 bridge was installed.
Jenny Overton stands on the new bridge along Silver Creek Springs Drive in Burke County. The bridge was installed a little less than one year after flooding from Hurricane Helene washed out the previous bridge.
Hurricane Helene cause major flooding in western North Caroling in late September 2024. The culvert bridge on Silver Creek Spring Drive was one of many destroyed by the floodwaters.
Jenny Overton said residents along Silver Creek Springs Drive used ladders to climb to their cars after Hurricane Helene flooding washed away their culvert bridge in 2024. A news bridge was finished on Aug. 27.
A new bridge built by Innovative Bridge Company, of Mississippi, to replace a culvert bridge in Burke County that washed away during Hurricane Helene in 2024.
Jenny Overton said residents along Silver Creek Springs Drive used ladders to climb to their cars after Hurricane Helene flooding washed away their culvert bridge in 2024. A news bridge was finished on Aug. 27.
Jenny Overton stands on the new bridge along Silver Creek Springs Drive in Burke County. The bridge was installed a little less than one year after flooding from Hurricane Helene washed out the previous bridge.
A new bridge built by Innovative Bridge Company, of Mississippi, to replace a culvert bridge in Burke County that washed away during Hurricane Helene in 2024.
Hurricane Helene cause major flooding in western North Caroling in late September 2024. The culvert bridge on Silver Creek Spring Drive was one of many destroyed by the floodwaters.
