PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) - The South Carolina Department of Transportation announced that they will be closing down Rice Road Bridge for repairs.

The Rice Road bridge over Rices Creek in Pickens County will be closed for repairs starting Friday October 24. SCDOT has not provided an estimate for when repairs will be complete.

Officials said that Rice Road will be open to local traffic only except at the bridge site.

Drivers traveling northbound will be directed to take Gentry Memorial Highway and turn right onto Cedar Rock Church Road. Drivers traveling southbound will be directed to turn right on Cedar Rock Church Road and turn left onto Gentry Memorial Highway.

SCDOT asks that drivers slow down and pay attention to signs and crews when driving through the area.

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