PennDOT to close Route 52 Bridge for 3 days

Posted by Press Release on March 30, 2015

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will resurface the Route 52 (Lenape Road) bridge over the Brandywine Creek in Pocopson and Birmingham townships, Chester County, this week to provide motorists with a smooth riding surface.

To repave the stone-arch structure safely and quickly, the Route 52 Bridge will be closed and detoured from Wednesday, April 1 at 6 a.m. to Friday afternoon, April 3.

Detours will be posted for passenger vehicles and trucks during the temporary closure of Route 52. Passenger vehicles will be detoured over Creek Road, Route 926 and Pocopson Road. Trucks weighing more than 26 tons will be detoured over Creek Road and U.S. 1.

The Route 52 Bridge was originally built in 1912 and reconstructed in 1980. The seven-span bridge is 341 feet long and 24 feet wide. The bridge carries 9,400 vehicles a day.

The resurfacing schedule is dependent on the weather.

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