Project Status
Step 1:
Development
Step 2:
Design
Step 3:
Construction
Step 4:
Completed
Project Overview
County: Crawford
Municipality: Hayfield and Woodcock townships
State Route: Route 6
Project Type: Bridge Replacement
Construction Start: March 17, 2025
Construction End: November 2025
Last Updated: 05/12/2025
This project is to replace the bridge that carries Route 6 over French Creek at the border of Hayfield and Woodcock townships just south of the Borough of Saegertown in Crawford County.
The project will replace the bridge at the existing location with a new two-span steel plate girder structure. The roadway across the bridge will have 11-foot travel lanes and 5-foot shoulders. The project also includes reconstructing roadway on each side of the bridge, upgrades to the guiderail and updates paint lines and other pavement markings, as well as placing rock to stabilize roadside slopes.
The former through-truss bridge was built in 1936. It was classified as poor condition.
Construction is expected to begin March 17, 2025, weather permitting, and is expected to be completed in November 2025.
The contractor is MEKIS Construction Corporation and the contract cost is $6,750,575.42.
Detour
The project will require a detour, which will be posted using Route 6, Route 198, and Interstate 79. It is expected to be in place for six months beginning in mid-April 2025.
A bicycle detour will be posted using Jordan Drive.
Contact Information
Ted Wilson
Project Manager
thewilson@pa.gov
Jill Harry
Press Officer
814-678-5035
jharry@pa.gov
French Creek Access
Access to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission boat access area will be maintained throughout construction. There will be no permanent impacts to the area.
An Aids-to-Navigation (ATON) Plan was implemented to maintain use of the French Creek water trail during construction. The ATON Plan provides a safe navigation channel during most periods of construction. When certain overhead demolition and construction activities do not permit safe use of the navigation channel, a safe portage route around the construction area will be designated.
Additional Route 6 Bridge Project
A second Route 6 bridge replacement project is also being designed for the truss bridge carrying Route 6 over French Creek at the border of Hayfield and Woodcock townships, about one mile outside of Saegertown. Construction of the bridges will be handled by separate contracts.
Project Overview
The project involves the replacement of the Route 6 bridge over French Creek in Hayfield and Woodcock townships, Crawford County, approximated 2 miles southwest of Saegertown.
The bridge will be replaced in its entirety. The roadway elevation will be adjusted 225 feet from the southern end and 50 feet of the northern end of the bridge. In addition, Morris Road and Brake Shoe Road, which are both townships roads near the southern approach, will need to be adjusted to match Route 6.
The contract is expected to the awarded later this year. The estimated cost is $5 milllion to $10 million. Work is expected to start next year.
Accessibility
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