Gentry County Bridge Closure Begins Thursday

The Missouri Department of Transportation has announced the closure of a Gentry County bridge beginning on Thursday. The closure is due to the results of a recent safety inspection. The bridge over Bear Creek in Gentry County on Route YY will close on Thursday.

A project to replace the 96-year-old Bear Creek Bridge, and two additional bridges on Atchison County Routes 46 and 111 are currently in the design and right-of-way acquisition phase. The project is scheduled to go out for contractor letting in September 2023. The Bear Creek Bridge will remain closed until the replacement project is completed.

Motorists will need to use an alternate route during the closure.

All work is weather-permitting, and schedules are subject to change.

Work zones can be checks by motorists at traveler.modot.org.