More bridges/roads reopen ahead of schedule after Helene

The SR 81/Taylor Bridge has reopened in Washington County, Tennessee, following a full rebuild after floodwaters from Hurricane Helene destroyed it. The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced on social media that the bridge reopened Saturday morning after being rebuilt in less than 8 months. The opening came one  day after the SR 107/Kinser Bridge was reopened in Greene County. And it was announced by the Virginia Department of Transportation last week, that a washed out 1.5 mile section of Route 58 in Damascus had also reopened.