Centre Avenue Bridge In Newtown Closes For Repairs

NEWTOWN BOROUGH, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation closed the historic Centre Avenue Bridge on Wednesday for two weeks to perform restoration work on the span.

The work will include the restoration of the stone wall on the south side of the bridge. The work
will result in the closure of Centre Avenue between Sycamore Street and State Street 24 hours a day, seven days a week until the work is completed around Nov. 27.

The span, which is owned and maintained by PennDOT, sustained damage in August when a car struck the wall on the south side of the bridge. The impact caused the older stonewall to buckle in toward the pedestrian walkway.

During the construction work, traffic will be detoured around the closure using State Street, Washington Avenue and Sycamore Street. Local access will be maintained.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time when traveling near the work area because backups and delays will occur. All scheduled activities are weather-dependent.

Phase two of the project is scheduled in December when the pedestrian walkway will be replaced. Any closures associated with that work will be announced closer to the time the work is scheduled.

The double-arch stone Centre Avenue Bridge dates back to 1796 when John Adams was President of the United States and Thomas Jefferson was vice president.