Cheshire Bridge Road poised for full reopening after delays

FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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Cheshire Bridge Road poised for full reopening after delays

ATLANTA - Cheshire Bridge Road could completely reopen soon.

The City of Atlanta's Department of Transportation says the final asphalt resurfacing and roadway striping is scheduled to take place towards the end of the month.

The project has had its share of delays as crews worked around the clock. Originally, the roadway was set to partially reopen in April and then the reopening date was pushed to mid-May.

No new date has been set for the roadway officially reopening.

Cheshire Bridge Road fire

Drivers have been asked to avoid the busy Atlanta roadway since the morning of Dec. 20, when firefighters arrived at a raging blaze under the bridge between Faulkner Road and Piedmont Road.

While firefighters were able to put out the flames after a short time, officials told FOX 5 that the bridge appeared to be compromised and not safe to drive over.

This bridge spans over the section of railroad tracks just south of the newly replaced bridge, which was destroyed in a massive fire in August 2021.

With traffic diverted into residential neighborhoods, many business owners in the area are worried that the long repair times could devastate their businesses in the way the previous fire had done.

How to get around Cheshire Bridge Road closure

Piedmont Ave NE northbound

  • Continue north past Cheshire Bridge Rd NE

  • Turn right onto Lindbergh Way NE eastbound

  • Lindbergh Dr NE intersects Cheshire Bridge Rd NE

Piedmont Rd NE southbound at Cheshire Bridge Rd NE

  • Continue south past Cheshire Bridge Rd NE

  • Turn left onto E Morningside Dr NE eastbound

  • Continue eastbound as E Morningside Dr NE becomes E Rock Springs Rd NE

  • Turn left onto Johnson Rd NE northbound

  • Turn left onto Lenox Rd NE northbound

  • Lenox Rd NE intersects Cheshire Bridge Rd NE

Piedmont Cir NE eastbound at Cheshire Bridge Rd NE

  • Turn left onto Piedmont Rd NE northbound

  • Turn right onto Lindbergh Way NE eastbound

  • Lindbergh Dr NE intersects Cheshire Bridge Rd NE

Cheshire Bridge Rd NE southbound at Lindbergh Dr NE

  • Turn right onto Lindbergh Dr NE westbound

  • Turn Left onto Piedmont Rd NE southbound

  • Piedmont Rd NE connects to Cheshire Bridge Rd NE

Cheshire Bridge Rd NE southbound at Woodland Ave NE

  • Turn left onto Woodland Ave NE eastbound

  • Turn right onto Lenox Rd NE southbound

  • Turn right onto Johnson Rd NE southbound

  • Turn right onto E Rock Springs Rd NE westbound

  • Continue westbound as E Rock Springs Rd NE becomes E Morningside Dr NE

  • Turn right onto Piedmont Ave NE northbound

  • Piedmont Ave NE connects to Cheshire Bridge Rd NE

Woodland Ave NE westbound

  • Turn right onto Cheshire Bridge Rd NE northbound

  • Turn left onto Lindbergh Dr NE westbound

  • Turn left onto Piedmont Rd NE southbound

  • Piedmont Rd NE connects to Cheshire Bridge Rd NE

Lavista Rd NE westbound

  • Continue west past Cheshire Bridge Rd NE onto Lindbergh Dr NE

  • Turn left onto Piedmont Rd NE southbound

  • Piedmont Rd NE connects to Cheshire Bridge Rd NE

Wellbourne Dr NE northbound

  • Turn left onto Cheshire Bridge Rd NE westbound

  • Turn right onto Piedmont Rd NE northbound

  • Turn right onto Lindbergh Way NE eastbound

  • Lindbergh Dr NE intersects Cheshire Bridge Rd NE