Route 1 bridge reopened

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All lanes are open again over the Route 1 bridge.

All four lanes are open again on the Route 1 bridge over the Brandywine Creek between Chadds Ford and Pennsbury townships. Work crews removed the lane restriction signs and left the area Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 15. The lanes had alternately been closed since June because two support pedestals had deteriorated. Barring the unexpected, all four lanes of Route 1 from the creek to Route 202…

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Around Town Dec. 15

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The Chester County History Center Library and Photo Archives will be closed in January, but will reopen in February.

In January, the Chester County History Center Library and Photo Archives will be closed to researchers. During the month, the center will focus on behind-the-scenes work to process and rehouse manuscripts and photographs to make more information available to patrons. In-person research will resume on Feb. 1. The Residence at Chadds Ford is holding an open house on Tuesday, Dec. 21, from 10 a.m. to…

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Police Log Dec 15: Fatal crash on Conchester

Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks A motorist was killed in a two-car crash on Conchester Highway, Route 322, in Concord Township on Dec. 12. The accident happened near Cambridge Drive shortly before 2 p.m. A passenger in the decedent’s car, a 2002 Nissan Maxima, was airlifted to Paoli Hospital. The driver and passengers in the other vehicle, a 2017 Hyundai Elantra, were taken by ambulance…

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