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Linfield Bridge To Open, Ease Traffic: Report

At long last, the Linfield Bridge is almost ready to open.

The Linfeild Road bridge will open on Wednesday, just in time for Thanksgiving travel, according to a report.

The bridge was initially set to open on November 30 but the date was pushed up, the Pottstown Mercury said.

The structurally deficient bridge across across the Schuylkill River was closed on May 11.

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The $4.6 million project will reconnected Linfield to East Coventry.

About 5,620 vehicles use the bridge per day, according to PennDOT.

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