75 to the northeast and south to Camilla, and Thomasville. The Liberty Expressway spans serves as a bypass on Albany's north and east sides. Other highways that pass through Albany include US 19, US 82, and State Routes 3, 62, 91, 133, 234, and 520. Bridges Albany's Broad Avenue Memorial bridge, constructed in 1920 and comprising three open-spandrel concrete deck arch main spans and eight closed-spandrel deck arch spans, was closed in February 2009 after examination found it to be in unsafe condition. Deconstruction began in 2015 and the replacement segmental concrete box girder bridge was dedicated to veterans and opened on November 11, 2015. In the early 1970s, construction of the Liberty-bypass bridges began. Construction of the bridges over the Flint River was completed much before the highway itself. They became known as the bridges to nowhere. Energy infrastructure Albany Water Gas and Light Georgia Power Portions of Albany are serviced by Georgia Power, which operates two electrical power plants within Dougherty County: coal-fired Plant Mitchell and the hydroelectric dam at Lake Worth, also known as Lake Chehaw. Water management infrastructure The Albany Water, Gas & Light Commission (WG&L) is a municipally-owned and operated utility system furnishing water, gas, and electricity to its broad–based customers. Albany WG&L, was founded in 1892 as the Albany Water Works, as the largest municipal user in Georgia. The public water supply source for Albany-Dougherty County is groundwater obtained from four aquifers: Upper Floridan (locally called the Ocala) Aquifer Claiborne (formerly Tallahatta) Aquifer Clayton Formation Providence Aquifer The water quality is considered to be excellent, needing only chlorination and fluoridation treatment. Communications infrastructure Both WG&L and AT&T offer communications infrastructure within the City of Albany. Solid waste management Albany is served by the Dougherty County Landfill located at 900 Gaissert Road, approximately southeast of the City of Albany. Health care Albany is the home of a not-for-profit regional health system with a 26-county cachement area with Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital at its hub. Public safety Law enforcement Albany is serviced by the Albany Police Department (APD) which is divided into three districts, each having its own police center. The Dougherty County Police Department is responsible for the unincorporated area of Dougherty County. The Dougherty County Sheriff's Department is a law enforcement agency under the direction of the County Sheriff, an elected official. Fire protection The Albany Fire Department consists of more than 150 assigned