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Lula has its bridge back
Beloved structure reopens after 1 1/2 years
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The Cobb Street Bridge in Lula reopened in August after Norfolk-Southern Railroad completed structural work that rendered it “structurally deficient.”
LULA — Cobb Street bridge is back in business. The city reopened the 67-year-old structure in August, after Norfolk-Southern Railroad completed some structural work that had rendered the bridge closed to traffic since April 2011. “People have been kind of upset that it took so long to get it repaired, particularly the ones who live on that side of the tracks,” said Vicky Chambers, owner of Around the Corner Florist, city councilwoman and historical society president.
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Where a new subdivision is being developed off Lake Lanier
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Construction crews prepare new single-family homes and townhomes currently going up Wednesday, April 2, 2025, off Chestatee Rd. near Bolding Mill in Hall County at the new Falcon Landing subdivision. - photo by Scott Rogers
A new housing development is springing up off the shores of Lake Lanier.
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