CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — A road in Catawba County reopened Wednesday morning after being washed out by floodwaters months ago.
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The bridge over Snow Creek was wiped out after more than a foot of rain fell in early June. Several families living along 16th Street Drive Northeast were cut off because of it.
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>> In the video at the top of this page, Channel 9’s Dave Faherty explains how a local church and businesses came together to make the repairs.
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