Centerpiece Top Story McMullin Bridge now slated to reopen in January 2028 after being closed in 2014 SPorter Feb 12, 2024 Feb 12, 2024 0 Jasmine Franks/Smyth County News & Messenger Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SPorter About 14 years from its closure, transportation officials now expect a new McMullin Bridge to be in place.kAmpE 2 C646?E q@2C5 @7 $FA6CG:D@CD >66E:?8[ !2> w62E9[ ':C8:?:2 s6A2CE>6?E @7 %C2?DA@CE2E:@? W's~%X 2DD:DE2?E C6D:56?4J 6?8:?66C[ D2:5 E96 3C:586 C6A=246>6?E’D E:>6=:?6 ?@H AFED 25G6CE:D:?8 7@C 3:5D :? yF?6 a_ae[ 4@?DECF4E:@? 368:??:?8 :? E96 72== @7 a_ae[ 2?5 4@>A=6E:@? :? y2?F2CJ a_ag]k^AmkAm$FA6CG:D@C #:4< q:==:?8D 2D<65 23@FE E96 AC@;64E[ D2J:?8 96’5 E@=5 C6D:56?ED @7 E96 w2== p55:E:@? 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