UPDATE: Road Closing for 9th Avenue Bridge Ribbon Cutting

UPDATE, Jan. 23, 12:03 p.m.:

The bridge dedication will result in the closing of 9th Avenue West from 18th Street West to 21st Street West today, Jan. 23, from 1:30-2:30 p.m.

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ORIGINAL POST:

A ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new 9^th Avenue Bridge and unveil its historical marker is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday.

The new bridge recently opened after the old one was torn down during the summer. The 9^th Avenue Bridge, which spans Ware’s Creek, is the first of four bridges that are being replaced by the City of Bradenton, in cooperation with the Army Corps of Engineers, to address chronic flooding along the banks of Ware’s Creek.

The replacement of the aging bridges at 9^th, 12^th, 14^th and 17^th avenues with new, wider ones is part of the overall Ware’s Creek project. Rebuilding of the 12^th and 14^th avenue bridges will begin next month.