A road bridging Jackson and Laurel Counties is closed due to flooding Sunday night.

Eberle Road in Letterbox is now closed on both sides of the bridge until further notice.

County officials are not sure when the bridge will be open to drivers again as the repair timeline, is up in the air.

Jackson County Judge Executive Shane Gabbard posted pictures on Facebook showing the flood damage to the bridge over the Rockcastle River.

This is not the first time the river flooded in this area.

“In 2019 we’ve had a little over $1 million worth of damage just from flooding on our county roads, Kentucky’s county roads, we’ve been working with FEMA all year,” Gabbard explained.

Jackson County’s repair budget is almost maxed out. County officials are now calling in state officials to see if the beams and structure of the bridge need repairs.

“That’s something that we’re going to try to let the state engineer in department to figure out what’s the best solution for the problem that we got,” said Gabbard.

The holidays have also caused delays in the process.