Crime & Safety

Car hits covered bridge near Mableton-Smyrna border

The bridge at Concord Road is closed to traffic until further notice.

A woman driving a U-Haul truck hit the historic Concord Covered Bridge on the Mableton-Smyrna border today around 12:20 p.m.

The iron height barrier post fell down in front of the bridge at the intersection of Concord Road and Covered Bridge Road, and no cars can pass over the bridge to the other side at this time. Police arrived on the scene around 12: 40 p.m.

Mableton resident Ron Gause has lived directly behind the bridge that crosses Nickajack Creek for the last six years. He says there are accidents there "all the time."

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"This is one of the highest accident areas in Cobb County," Gause said.

The driver refused to give her name to a Patch reporter.

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Until further notice, drivers should try an alternate route if they need to travel near the bridge.


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