The 107-year-old Route 52 bridge over the Brandywine Creek at Lenape Park will be closed for major repairs starting Monday, Aug. 19, until next summer.
Route 52 will be closed between Pocopson Road and Creek Road. Traffic will be diverted onto Pocopson Road, Route 926 and Birmingham Road. Left-turn arrows will be activated on eastbound 926 at Birmingham Road; on eastbound 926 at Pocopson Road; and on southbound Route 52 at Birmingham Road. Later in the project, Creek Road will be closed between 926 and 52.
Here's the scope of the $3.4 million project (80% federal money, 20% state money), per a PennDOT press release:
-- Repair, strengthen and restore the deteriorating seven-span, stone masonry arch bridge by removing the bituminous pavement and earth fill
-- Remove and salvage the parapet stones, capstones and pipe railing
-- Rebuild deteriorated portions of the spandrel and wing walls
-- Construct a full-width concrete slab with integral concrete barriers faced with stone from the bridge
-- Reinstall masonry capstones with repainted pipe railing
-- Repoint the masonry as required
-- Salvage and reset the bridge plaque
-- Install brown painted guide rail
-- Rebuild the stone walls at the Creek Road intersection and move the walls "a bit further away from the intersection to provide additional room for vehicular turning moves."
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