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    District 6 Projects - Chester County

    Lancaster Ave. over East Branch of Brandywine Creek Rehabilitation Project

    Project Status

    Step 2 of 4

    Design

    Next Step:  Construction

    Project Overview

    County: Chester
    Municipality: Borough of Downingtown
    State Routes: U.S. 322
    Local Names: Lancaster Avenue, Business U.S. 30
    Project Type: Bridge Rehabilitation
    MPMS Number: 86301
    Proposed Construction Start: TBD
    Proposed Construction End: TBD
    Last Updated: August 2026

    The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) proposes rehabilitating the Lancaster Avenue Bridge (U.S. 322/Business U.S. 30) over the East Branch of Brandywine Creek in the Borough of Downingtown, Chester County. The existing bridge is a four-span, closed-spandrel reinforced-concrete arch bridge built in 1921. The bridge has a total length of 211 feet from end to end of wing walls with an out-to-out width of 54 feet. The structure carries three lanes of traffic with flanking sidewalks and balustrade railings. The bridge is in poor condition, and we are proposing to rehabilitate it.

    The project scope includes removing and replacing the sidewalks and balustrade railings, overhang brackets, portions of the spandrel walls and piers, performing concrete repairs, replacing the earth fill with lightweight concrete fill, and placing a new bituminous wearing surface. Also included in the scope of work is resetting the existing light fixtures, salvaging, restoring, and reinstalling the existing bridge plaques, placing scour protection as needed, and replacing the modern balustrade railing in the adjacent plaza with a railing that matches the one to be used on the bridge.

    This project will proceed after the competition of the Boot Road over Amtrak Bridge Replacement Project and after the construction of the Downingtown Station project.

    Contact Information

    Kalpesh Parikh
    Project Manager
    c-kparikh@pa.gov

    Brad Rudolph
    Media Contact
    (610) 205-6800
    brrudolph@pa.gov

    Accessibility

    The project documents can be made available in alternative languages or formats if requested. If you need translation or interpretation services, have special needs, or have concerns that require individual attention, please contact the Project Manager listed above.

    Title VI

    Pursuant to the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, PennDOT does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability. If you feel that you have been denied the benefits of, or participation in a PennDOT program or activity, you may contact the PennDOT, Bureau of Equal Opportunity, DBE/Title VI Division at 717-787-5891.