In addition to the following official list, Colquitt County has closed several other roads in response to water over the road from the late evening storms. The Observer does not have a list of those most recent closings.
Colquitt County roads closed as of 3 p.m., April 2, 2009:
• Holland Road at County Line Bridge.
• Causey Road where pavement ends.
• Myron Hart Road at county line.
• Willingham Rd at 90° curve to Loyd Road.
• Charlie Hamm Road.
• Hagin Still Road at bridge.
• Hurst Road, west of trail.
• Jack Pyle Road.
• Ladson Road to Captain Gay.
• Livingston Bridge Road off U.S. Highway 319.
• Old Albany Road at dirt road bridge.
• Toney Brothers Road at pond.
• Whitfield Road at first culvert off Sam Sells.
• Jim Clark Road at bridge.
• Larry Dunn Road.
• Lonnie Brookard.
• Murray McCranie Road.
• Vickers Bridge Road at bridge between John Vickers Road and Moultrie Lenox Road.
• Cannon Road at bridge between Lee Court House and Chitty Road.
• Annie McGee Road at first bottom off Old Adel.
• Sangster Road.
• Rufus Merritt Road at bridges.
• Jonah Tillman Road south of Culbertson.
In addition, the City of Moultrie has closed:
• Talmadge Drive.
• Jacqueline Circle at Camellia Drive.
The state Department of Transportation announced about 9 p.m. that it has again closed Highway 270 near Doerun. In addition, it has closed some in nearby counties. The DOT sent the following lists to The Observer:
Reopened:
Tift - SR 125 - Mile Marker 5 - REOPENED
Closed:
Crisp County - I-75 Northbound/SR 401 - MP 102 - NB on-ramp & NB lanes - CLOSED:
DETOUR ROUTE: Exit 102/SR 257 to SR 7/US 4 to SR 215/Vienna
Crisp County - I-75 Southbound/SR 401 - MP 102 - SB I-75 Left (Inside) Lane - CLOSED
Colquitt County - SR 270 - from MP 0.5 to MP 4.1 - CLOSED
Mitchell County - SR 37 - from 10.0 to 10.1 - CLOSED
Seminole County - SR 39 - MP 3.5 - CLOSED
SR 129 Berrien County - from MP 12.3 to MP 24.3 - CLOSED
Remaining closed:
Lowndes County - SR 7 North - MP 38.5 - CLOSED CORRECTION
Ben Hill/Turner Counties - SR 107 - from MP 1.9 Ben Hill to MP 7.9 Turner - CLOSED
Thomas County - SR 3 Alternate - from MP 9 - 10 - CLOSED
Baker County - SR 91 - from Mile Post 8.0 - CLOSED
Decatur County - SR 262 South - from Mile Post 20 to 21 - CLOSED
Dougherty/Worth County - SR 133 - from MP 10 Worth to MP 0.4 Dougherty - CLOSED
Tift County - SR 7 South - from Mile Post 2.0 to 5.3 - CLOSED
Mitchell County - SR 37 - Mile Post 0.0 to 2.3 -CLOSED
Berrien County - US 82/SR 520 - Mile Marker 0.6 Tift/Berrien County line at Hardy Mill Creek - CLOSED
Tift County - US 82/SR 520 - Mile Marker 12 at New River - EASTBOUND ONLY CLOSED
Tift - US 82/SR 520 - Middle Creek @ Vanceville - WESTBOUND ONLY CLOSED
Mitchell County - SR 112 - Mile Marker 0.1 - CLOSED
Mitchell County - SR 262 - Mile Marker 9.6 @ SR 112 - CLOSED
Seminole County - SR 91 - Mile Marker 9.8 - CLOSED
Seminole County - SR 91 - Mile Marker 6.5 - CLOSED
Grady County - SR 112 - Mile Marker 11.3 to 12.8 - CLOSED
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9:00 p.m. update: Road Closures
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