Barrineau Park Bridge Closed; Flood Warning For Perdido River

October 23, 2017

The Barrineau Park Bridge from Florida into Alabama has been closed due to flooding.

The Highway 196/Barrineau Park Road bridge west of Highway 99 is closed it crosses the Perdido River at the Florida/Alabama state line.

The section of the road was functioning as the detour route for the construction project on west Muscogee Roadand which is now closed at Alabama 112 and at County Road 99. Traffic will be detoured via Beulah Road. The current heavy truck prohibition on Beulah Road will be temporarily lifted until flood waters have subsided.

A flood warning is in effect for the Perdido River near Barrineau Park until Tuesday evening. At 10 p.m. Monday, the river was at 15 feet; flood stage is 13 feet. The river will continue rising to near 15.2 feet. The riverĀ  will fall below flood stage Tuesday evening.

NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.

Comments

2 Responses to “Barrineau Park Bridge Closed; Flood Warning For Perdido River”

  1. William on October 25th, 2017 12:55 pm

    >>>Is this open by now? Could we have an update?

    According to the county, no. River still shows it’s above flood stage.

  2. Name on October 25th, 2017 12:46 pm

    Is this open by now? Could we have an update?