Prepare for another bridge closure, this one on State Street at Mill Road

Are you ready for another bridge closure?
Kennett Square borough manager Joseph Scalise announced at borough council's May 18 meeting that beginning sometime in June, State Street is going to be closed just west of Mill Road for "a few months" so PennDOT can repair a small bridge near the Creekside Diner. Detours will be posted.
The 39-foot-long bridge, which crosses the west branch of the Red Clay Creek, was built in 1929. PennDOT rates the condition of its deck and substructure as "poor" (the worst rating) and that of its superstructure as "serious" (the next-worst).
Mayor Matt Fetick said the bridge closure will offer downtown borough residents, visitors and businesses "a little taste of what it's like to divert truck traffic" because truckers will be instructed to avoid State Street during the bridge work.
Mayor Fetick also told council that PennDOT completed a traffic study of South Union Street in the area of Mulberry Street and concluded that the speed limit should be decreased from 35 mph to 25 mph. To improve sight distances for motorists at that intersection, some on-street parking spaces will be eliminated, he said.

You can see how deteriorated the underneath part of the bridge is.