Nubbin Hill bridge closed

PRESCOTT – The bridge over Cold Creek on Nubbin Hill Road has been closed and will remain closed until further notice.

Nevada County Judge Mark Glass said the state inspector failed the bridge and ordered it closed. Glass will be addressing the Nevada County Quorum Court, at its regular monthly meeting on July 9, about providing funds to get the bridge repaired.

The bridge is resting on rotting cross-ties. Glass said a contractor will raise the bridge, remove the cross-ties and replace them with steel I-beams. This will take some time, but will have to be done to get the bridge reopened. The tie on one section of the bridge has rotted to the point the bridge has shifted and dropped a few inches.

Should motorists ignore the barrier currently in place, Glass said, the county will replace them with concrete barriers set in the middle of the road.