Herring Creek Bridge to close in Charles City, Benjamin Harrison Bridge’s postponed

The Herring Creek Bridge on Route 5 (John Tyler Memorial Highway) in Charles City will be closed next week.

Starting Thursday, Jan. 21 at 9 a.m., the bridge will be closed to all traffic as concrete will be poured onto the deck. The bridge will remained closed until 7 a.m. on Jan. 22 to allow the concrete to sit.

Detours for the road are listed as followed: Eastbound traffic are to take Route 106 North (Roxbury Road) to Route 650 (Cattail Road). Travel the road to the end and turn right onto Route 609 (Barnetts Road) and take it southbound back to Route 5. Westbound traffic are to travel north on Route 609 to Route 650. Turn left on Route 650 and take it to the end and turn left onto Route 106 South to return to Route 5.

In another bridge-related matter, Virginia’s Department of Transportation (VDOT) has announced the postponing of the closure of the Benjamin Harrison Bridge to repair the stop gate.

VDOT made the announcement Thursday afternoon in a statement indicating that due to inclement weather, the repairs will be delayed until next week. Check back on this website for specific dates when the repairs will take place.