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    Emergency Repair Underway to Reopen U.S. 1 North, Route 10 Overpass Following Bridge Strike in Lower Oxford Township

    U.S. 1 North (Kennett Oxford Bypass), Route 10 (Limestone Road) expected to reopen by Monday morning, December 1

     

    November 29, 2025

    King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that emergency repairs are underway to reopen the bridge carrying Route 10 (Limestone Road) over U.S. 1 (Kennett Oxford Bypass) in Lower Oxford Township, Chester County, following a bridge strike by a large truck Friday morning, November 28.

    Motorists are advised of the following travel restrictions:

    • U.S. 1 North (Kennett Oxford Bypass) is closed between the Route 472 (Lancaster Pike) and Route 10 (Limestone Road) interchanges. Motorists will be directed to exit at Route 472 (Lancaster Pike), turn right onto Route 472 (Lancaster Pike), and turn left onto Route 10 (3rd Street) to access the ramp to U.S. 1 North (Kennett Oxford Bypass).
    • Route 10 (Limestone Road) is closed in both directions between the U.S. 1 South and U.S. 1 North on-ramps. Motorists will be directed to use Route 10 (3rd Street), Route 472 (Lancaster Pike), and Street Road.

    U.S. 1 North (Kennett Oxford Bypass) and Route 10 (Limestone Road) will remain closed until PennDOT’s contractor completes repairs to the overhead bridge, which is expected by Monday morning, December 1.

    Built in 1968, the 150-foot-long, 45-foot-wide, two-span, prestressed concrete I-beam bridge, carries approximately 9,000 vehicles per day. U.S. 1 North (Kennett Oxford Bypass) in this section carries approximately 8,600 vehicles per day.

    Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,200 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts. 

    Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.pa.gov/DOTprojects. Subscribe to PennDOT news and find transportation results in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District6.

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    MEDIA CONTACT: Brad Rudolph, bradrudolph@pa.gov

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