MASSILLON − More than $3 million is coming to Stark County from the state to rehabilitate two bridges on Cherry Road NW.
The bridges, located in Massillon, are side by side. The first crosses the Tuscarawas River, and the second, just west of that, crosses three railroad tracks. Built at the same time in the late 1940s, the bridges will be getting a deck rehabilitation and some paint touch-ups.
County Bridge Engineer Scott Basinger said the spans are still in good shape but are in need of repair.
“It’s just aging,” he said. “There’s a lot of general bridge items that are really deteriorating.”
He said the project will include resurfacing of the bridges and some painting in areas where the steel beams are rusting.
“The deck is still generally in good shape, but there’s a lot of patching that needs to be done,” he said.
Why is Stark County receiving bridge money?
The bridge project is one of 17 in 12 counties that will receive money through the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Local Major Bridge Program. It is the first time this project is receiving funding from the program.