Hurricane Helene Damage, Langdale Park and Country Club Road at Three Mile Branch 2024-12-02

Update 2024-12-20: Langdale Park back open 2024-12-17.

On my way to collect some water quality samples, I looked in at Langdale Park towards the Withlacoochee River and Country Club Road at Three Mile Branch, both in Valdosta.

Nope, no driving in those places.

[Langdale Park still inacessible, Country Club Road closed 2024-12-05, Withlacoochee River, Three Mile Branch]
Langdale Park still inacessible, Country Club Road closed 2024-12-05, Withlacoochee River, Three Mile Branch

No doubt there are higher priorities for Lowndes County Public Works and Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks and Recreation Authority (VLPRA).

[Hyta Mederer Road, Langdale Park, Withlacoochee River 2024-12-02]
Hyta Mederer Road, Langdale Park, Withlacoochee River 2024-12-02

And while possibly Valdosta Public Works could fix Country Club Road, replacement of that bridge was on the schedule anyway, so not point to fix it and then replace it.

[Country Club Road, Three Mile Branch 2024-12-02]
Country Club Road, Three Mile Branch 2024-12-02

I sure wouldn’t want to drive over it with it undermined like that.

[Downstream, Country Club Road, Three Mile Branch 2024-12-02]
Downstream, Country Club Road, Three Mile Branch 2024-12-02

[Upstream, Country Club Road, Three Mile Branch 2024-12-02]
Upstream, Country Club Road, Three Mile Branch 2024-12-02

[Upstream railing, Country Club Road, Three Mile Branch 2024-12-02]
Upstream railing, Country Club Road, Three Mile Branch 2024-12-02

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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