Old Dublin Pike Bridge to Close Monday

Construction will begin Monday to repair the Old Dublin Pike Bridge over Pine Run Creek in Doylestown Township, PennDOT announced.

Old Dublin Pike will be closed for three months between Chapman Road and Route 313 as PennDOT crews work to rehabilitate the bridge, which has been classified as “structurally-deficient.” 

During construction, Old Dublin Pike through traffic will be detoured over Route 313 (Swamp Road), Ferry Road and Chapman Road. Local access will be maintained up to the construction zone, PennDOT said.

The general contractor for the $500,000 project is James J. Anderson Construction Company, Inc. The project is being fully funded by the state.

According to PennDOT, the bridge’s steel superstructure and stone masonry abutments will be repaired. The timber bridge deck will also be replaced.

“When the work on this bridge is completed in early September it will no longer be classified as structurally-deficient,” PennDOT said in a press release.

The three-span, stone masonry arch bridge was built in 1875 and reconstructed in 1947. It is 81 feet long and 24 feet wide. The structure carries 4,863 vehicles day, according to information provided by PennDOT.