Ten new bridge reconstruction projects will begin this month in Tennessee thanks to funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The reconstruction efforts will bring jobs and needed upgrades to our state’s transportation infrastructure. Below is the list of bridge projects and their locations.

• Carroll County - Westport Road Bridges over the Big Sandy River
• Carter County - Wilbur Dam Road (Steel Bridge Road) Bridge over the Watauga River
• Cocke County - Splashaway Road over Sinking Creek
• Fentress County - Delk Creek Road Bridge over Delk Creek
• Gibson County - McMurry Road Bridges over Davis Creek, Reagan Creek and other branches
• Giles County - Earl Townsend Road Bridge over the West Fork of Shoal Creek
• Hardeman County - Teague Road Bridge over Clover Creek
• Hawkins County - Okolona Road Bridge over Alexander Creek
• Macon County - West Wixtown Road Bridge over the West Fork of Long Creek
• Monroe County - Belcher Gap Road Bridge over Notchy Creek

It’s hard to imagine a politician in Tennessee wanting to tell the construction workers who will show up at these locations to not buy lunch or gas in the local community. It’s hard to imagine what kind of politician would tell these construction workers that their families are better off on food stamps than building bridges, but you can find those kind of politicians right here in Tennessee.

If you know in which districts these projects fall, leave a comment on the ones you know or drop a link in comments to your handy work.

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