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The College Street bridge over the Red River was closed at about 8 a.m., according to Clarksville Police, leaving only one main street going in and out of downtown. The American Red Cross The only other crossings for the Red River are to the east of downtown at Warfield Boulevard, which is part of Highway 374 that connects to 101st Airborne Division Parkway, and at Interstate 24 between Exits 8 and 11. At 8 a.m., emergency responders were evaluating the Civitan Bridge at Warfield, where the water is still rising. If that bridge is closed, Interstate 24 will be the only remaining crossing. The northbound lanes use a narrow, metal frame bridge built in 1931 that has been ranked among the state’s worst bridges. The inbound concrete bridge, built in 1969, also is being replaced. Closing the combined bridge cuts off downtown Clarksville from St. Bethlehem. The bridge carries traffic from Wilma Rudolph Boulevard, which becomes College Street at the Red River. The intersection of Riverside Dr
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