Dan River crests overnight at 26.11 feet; River Street likely to stay closed through midday Sunday
The Dan River crested overnight at 26.11 feet, well below original predictions a few days ago.
At 6:45 a.m., the river level was 25.89 feet and receding, according to the city of Danville. Moderate flood stage is 26 feet.
River Street is still closed, and it likely will remain closed until midday Sunday, the city reported. The floodwater must recede before crews and clear the mud and debris left on the roadway.
Traffic on the major east-west thoroughfare is being detoured onto North Main Street and Old Halifax Road.
Memorial Drive remains open, but the turn lanes to and from Park Avenue are still closed. Officials hope to reopen this intersection Saturday.
Other road closed include:
- Goodyear Boulevard from the Danville Expressway to Jenny Lane,
- Trade Street from Advance Street to the Danville Stadium Cinemas and
- Water Street.
The rising Dan River obscured informational signs near the Crossing at the Dan on Friday morning.
The flooded Dan River gushes over the Schoolfield dam on Friday afternoon.
The patio at 2 Witches Winery & Brewing Company was safe on Friday afternoon, but the river was starting to creep onto the lawn area.
Orange traffic cones block the end of Commerce Street.
Patio tables were nearly underwater on Friday afternoon at Abreu Grogan Park on Memorial Drive.
A warning sign sits at the entrance of the Riverwalk Trail near Dan Daniel Memorial Park on Friday.
Orange traffic cones sit in water near Dan Daniel Memorial Park.
An entrance to the Riverwalk Trail near Dan Daniel Memorial Park was underwater Friday morning.
One lane of Goodyear Boulevard near Beauford Street was closed Friday morning.
The dog park near the Crossing at the Dan was underwater Friday morning.
A Norfolk Southern train crosses above the rising Dan River on Friday morning.
A bridge connecting the Riverwalk Trail to an apartment building's parking lot was inaccessible Friday morning.
A woman takes a photo of the river on Friday morning from the wooden pedestrian bridge near the Crossing at the Dan.
Debris collects in the Dan River underneath the Norfolk Southern bridge. In the distance, water can be seen lapping at the pedestrian bridge that crosses Fall Creek.
The rising Dan River is seen underneath the wooden pedestrian bridge near the Crossing at the Dan on Friday morning.
A parking lot near River Street was flooded by Friday morning.
Orange traffic cones block the entrance to an apartment building's parking lot on Colquohoun Street in the River District.
Flood waters came up to the back entrance of an apartment building in the River District on Friday morning.
Flood waters surround two cars in an apartment building's parking lot in the River District.
A view of the flooding Dan River between the Main Street and Patton Street bridges.
Flood water rises slowly against the windows of a building on Friday morning in the River District.
Flood waters made the wooden walkways of the Riverwalk Trail inaccessible on Friday morning.
Flood waters permeated neighboring parking lots in the River District.
Flood waters made the Riverwalk Trail outside of the YMCA inaccessible on Friday afternoon.
The Dan River's height Friday afternoon made the White Mill dam impossible to see.
The Dan River crested overnight at 26.11 feet, well below original predictions a few days ago.