Diamond Avenue community resident Sandra Smith points out where the small wooden bridge near her home has deteriorated over the years. The bridge is located on the only exit to the community and is just 500 feet from a railroad crossing that can block the exit for several minutes or more at times.
JASON DUNOVANT, The Roanoke Times
The small, wooden bridge on Diamond Avenue has been a part of the community for as long as some residents can remember. Many of those residents have asked for repairs to the bridge for decades.Â
JASON DUNOVANT, The Roanoke Times
Bolts line the wood planks of the Diamond Avenue bridge with many becoming warped and pushed into the wood due to large vehicles crossing.Â
ROCKY MOUNT — For nearly 40 years, Vandel Muse says she has heard nothing but hollow words from local leaders promising to take action to help his small community in Franklin County.Â
Sandra Smith, a resident of Rocky Mount’s Diamond Avenue community, describes how the only exit to her neighborhood requires crossing an old, …
Diamond Avenue community resident Sandra Smith points out where the small wooden bridge near her home has deteriorated over the years. The bridge is located on the only exit to the community and is just 500 feet from a railroad crossing that can block the exit for several minutes or more at times.
The small, wooden bridge on Diamond Avenue has been a part of the community for as long as some residents can remember. Many of those residents have asked for repairs to the bridge for decades.Â
