Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is announcing a 33-day closure of the Route 65 bridge over the Connoquenessing Creek in North Sewickley and Franklin townships, Beaver County will begin Monday, September 21 weather permitting.
A full closure and detour of Route 65 between Country Club Road and Mercer Road (Route 1006) will occur around-the-clock from 6:00 AM Monday, September 21 through 6:00 AM Saturday, October 24. Crews from Swank Construction Company will complete demolition of the existing structure and use accelerated bridge construction techniques to install the new precast modular concrete structure. All traffic will be detoured.
Posted Detours
Car detour
South of the closure
- From Route 65 take Chapel Drive
- Turn left onto Celia Road
- Turn left onto Shadyrest Road
- Turn left onto Route 288
- Continue to intersection with Route 65/River Road
- End detour
North of the closure
- Same detour in the opposite direction
Truck detour
Trucks from south of the closure to north of the closure
- From northbound Route 65, turn left onto Route 588
- Turn right onto the Eastvale Bridge and cross over the Beaver River
- Turn right onto north Route 18
- Turn right onto eastbound Route 351
- Turn left to continue on eastbound Route 351
- Turn left onto Fifth Street
- End detour at intersection with Route 65/Route 288
Trucks from north of the closure to south of the closure
- From Route 288 continue past southbound Route 65
- Turn left onto Fountain Avenue
- Turn left onto Fifth Street
- Turn right onto Spring Avenue
- Turn left onto 6th Street
- Turn right onto Beaver Avenue
- Turn left onto 8th Street
- Turn right onto Lawrence Avenue/westbound Route 351
- Turn right to stay on Route 351/Arthur Street
- Turn left onto southbound Route 18
- Turn left onto eastbound Route 588 across the Eastvale Bridge
- Continue to the intersection with Route 65
- End detour
A full replacement of the existing three-span, steel multi-girder bridge will occur on this $9.45 million project. The bridge spans the Connoquenessing Creek between Mercer Road in Franklin Township and Country Club Drive in North Sewickley Township. A 33-day closure with a detour will occur for the demolition of the existing structure, the building of a new bridge, and intersection upgrades which are expected to reopen the bridge by the end of October 2026. Additional work includes drainage improvements, sign upgrades, pavement marking installation, and planting and seeding areas impacted by construction activities. The overall project is expected to finish in the spring of 2027.
Please allow extra time and use caution when traveling through the work zone.
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