U.S. 421 collapses in Wilkes County
WILKESBORO (AP) — A small piece of U.S. 421 collapsed as torrential rains caused a creek to flood and wash out the earth next to the road.
A retaining wall collapsed early today on the road in Wilkesboro near Wilkes Community College, and a concrete barrier and some asphalt fell in about 2 a.m.
Officials reduced the highway to one lane southbound from Wilkesboro toward Winston-Salem.
Moravian Creek runs beside the highway there before emptying into the Yadkin River.
Rescue teams evacuated more than a dozen residents Tuesday as the creek flooded near their homes. A swift water rescue team in Catawba County pulled two men from the rain-swollen Jacobs Fork River after their canoe capsized.
The forecast calls for rain through Friday.
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