King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that the bridge carrying Swan Road over Officers Run in West Sadsbury Township, Chester County, will remain closed until PennDOT bridge engineers can develop a plan to repair and reopen the structure following a vehicular crash on Friday evening, October 10.
Motorists are advised that Swan Road is closed and detoured between Church Road and Upper Valley Road.
During the closure, motorists will be directed to use U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway), Route 41 (Gap Newport Pike), Pine Creek Drive, Newport Avenue/Zion Hill Road, and Liberty Street to access Swan Road.
Built in 1916, the 60-foot-long, 22-foot-wide, two-span, stone arch bridge, carries approximately 2,465 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 1,000 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.
For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Brad Rudolph, bradrudolph@pa.gov
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