Atlanta's Cheshire Bridge set to fully reopen April 11
Repaired Cheshire Bridge Road in Atlanta. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
ATLANTA - It's a moment many have been waiting for: Cheshire Bridge is set to open for good after a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday. But first, officials are closing down lanes in both directions for an hour and a half to celebrate.
Avoid Cheshire Bridge over South Fork Creek from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, as that's when Mayor Andre Dickens and Atlanta Department of Transportation are expected to host the ceremony.
This comes just shy of two years after a structural fire closed the bridge down on Aug. 5, 2021. The bridge partially reopened Oct. 31, 2022.
Since the initial closure, the bridge has been demolished, designed and replaced.
![Crews work to repair a ruptured gas line along Cheshire Bridge Road in northeast Atlanta on Jan. 10, 2023.](https://images.foxtv.com/static.fox5atlanta.com/www.fox5atlanta.com/content/uploads/2023/01/932/524/Cheshire-Bridge-Gas-Leak-WAGAME001_mpg_00.04.12.00.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Crews work to repair a ruptured gas line along Cheshire Bridge Road in northeast Atlanta on Jan. 10, 2023. (FOX 5)
Drivers will find officers positioned at the following intersections re-directing traffic throughout the ceremony:
- Piedmont Road NE and Cheshire Bridge NE
- Lenox Road NE and Cheshire Bridge NE
- Lindbergh Drive NE/Lavista Road NE and Cheshire Bridge Road NE
Lanes will reopen at 3:30 p.m.