TRAVEL ADVISORY
Route 420 South (Wanamaker Avenue) Bridge over Darby Creek to Close Indefinitely in Prospect Park Borough, Tinicum Township
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that the bridge carrying southbound Route 420 (Wanamaker Avenue) over Darby Creek in Prospect Park Borough and Tinicum Township, Delaware County will be closed indefinitely tonight, December 7, following the discovery of significant beam and bearing pedestal deterioration during a recent bridge inspection.
The bridge will remain closed until bridge engineers develop a plan to repair the structure. The design of a project to replace the poor condition bridge is nearing completion and is tentatively scheduled for a construction bid opening in early 2023.
During the bridge closure, southbound Route 420 (Wanamaker Avenue) motorists will be directed to use U.S. 13 (Chester Pike), Stewart Avenue and northbound Interstate 95 to access Route 420.
The Route 420 South (Wanamaker Avenue) bridge over Darby Creek was built in 1930 and reconstructed in 1951. The three-span riveted steel thru-girder bridge is 237 feet long, 31 feet wide, and carries approximately 19,270 vehicles per day.
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