It’s been more than two weeks since Hurricane Matthew brought flooding and wind damage to Bladen County. The storm which roared through Oct. 8 washed out several roads and N.C. Department of Transportation crews continue to make repairs.
NCDOT said Monday that Bladen County has 17 of the more than 300 road sections statewide still under repair. More than 600 roads statewide have been repaired and reopened.
Here is the list of Bladen County roads that are still damaged, according to NCDOT:
** N.C. 210, north of Elizabethtown, closed in both directions near Green Sea Road due to a road collapse.
** N.C. 242, north of Elizabethtown, closed near State Road 1508 (LuLu Long Road) and State Road 1509 (Johnsontown Road) due to a washout caused by flooding. Detour signs are posted.
** N.C. 41, west of Dublin, closed at the Bladen/Robeson line due to a failed bridge approach.
** N.C. 53 in White Oak near State Road 1318 (River Road) due to a washout caused by flooding. Detour signs are posted.
** Twisted Hickory Road (State Road 1003), northwest of Clarkton near Autry Road due to a washout caused by flooding and a dam break.
** Paul Brinson Road (State Road 1105), west of Dublin about a mile east of N.C. 131 due to a washout caused by flooding.
** Pleasant Creek Church Road (State Road 1107), south of Dublin near N.C. 410 due to a washout caused by flooding.
** Ben Street Extension (State Road 1145), in Elizabethtown due to a washed out bridge approach on Browns Creek between N.C. 87 and Richardson Street.
** Browns Creek Church Road (State Road 1154), west of Elizabethtown near State Road 1155 due to a pipe washed out due to flooding.
** Cromartie Road (State Road 1155), west of Elizabethtown near N.C. 87 due to a washout caused by flooding.
** Forrest Drive (State Road 1176), southwest of Bladenboro near State Road 1178 due to washout caused by flooding.
** Burney Road, east of Tar Heel near Tar Heel Road (State Road 1316) due to a pipe failure caused by flooding.
** Owen Hill Road (State Road 1336), west of Elizabethtown near N.C. 87 due a washout caused by a dam failure.
** Old Rosindale Road (State Road 1708), south of Elizabethtown near Tram Road (State Road 1777) due to washout caused by flooding.
** Elkton Road (State Road 1710), south of Elizabethtown near Mercer Mill Brown Marsh Road (State Road 1700) due to washout caused by flooding.
** U.S. 701 in Elizabethtown near N.C. 87 at Brown’s Creek bridge due to washout caused by flooding.
** U.S. 701, north of White Lake, at the Sampson County line due to an undermined bridge approach caused by flooding of the South River.
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