Senoia's Bridge Street may soon be losing its historic wooden bridge to vehicular traffic.

Mayor Joan Trammell told the City Council and the residents at Monday night's council meeting that the bridge is getting too old and rickety for cars.

Trammell, who lives on Bridge Street, says the bridge is being used now as a “jumping-off” place for a lot of cars and the wooden bridge cannot continue to take that kind of abuse.

What Trammell would like to see happen is the bridge converted to a pedestrian and bike bridge. To get the bridge up to vehicular standards would cost thousands of dollars and probably result in a concrete bridge, instead of the creaky wooden structure that has seen several generations of Senoia residents drive over it.

Trammell asked the council members to consider options for the bridge and be ready to make a decision on its fate soon.

“We need a decision by the first of the year. We're simply not going to have the money to replace it. The grants are simply not out there,” she said.

Councilman Judy Belisle said she recalled a program by the Georgia Forestry Commission several years ago that was started to help save the old wooden bridges.

Trammell said she would be open to any suggestions and asked both the council members and the citizens to come up with a plan to preserve the historical integrity of the bridge.

Councilman Kyle Frank agreed with Trammell.

“I certainly don't want to see a concrete bridge there,” he said.

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