08/27/2026
For those visitors coming out this way. Please make sure you know the bridge will be closed and the suggested detour
Big Piney Creek and Gee Creek - Johnson County
ARDOT Hwy. 123 Bridge Rehabilitations Closure Dates
Work on the Highway 123 bridge over Gee Creek is complete.
Upcoming Closure on the Big Piney Creek Bridge:
Following completion of repairs to the Gee Creek Bridge, the Historic Big Piney Creek Bridge on Highway 123 will be closed for approximately 14 weeks for its own rehabilitation project. Work is expected to begin Monday, August 31, 2026 and continue until December 3, 2026.
A signed detour will be in place. To reach the north side of the closure, traffic will take Highway 123 south to Highway 164, Highway 164 east to Highway 7, then Highway 7 north back to Highway 123. To reach the south side of the closure, traffic will take Highway 123 north to Highway 7, Highway 7 south to Highway 164, then Highway 164 west back to Highway 123.
Weather permitting, the closure will allow crews to perform bridge rehabilitation work. Highway 123 will remain open to local traffic only on either side of the closure.
For more information, please visit https://opi-job-a80048-big-piney-bridge-rehab-2026-ardot.hub.arcgis.com/.
