The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today the PA 562 Bridge over Antietam Creek in St. Lawrence Borough, Berks County is open. It was closed July 14 for emergency repairs.
A July 13 inspection of the bridge showed significant scour under one of the bridge abutments. PennDOT Maintenance workers performed the emergency repairs.
During the closure, traffic was restricted on PA 562 between Prospect and Bingaman streets. The posted detour routed traffic on Business Route 422 and Oley Turnpike Road.
The PA 562 Bridge is a concrete T-beam bridge built in 1926, and is 31 feet long and 33 feet nine inches wide. This area of PA 562 has an average daily traffic of 9,022 vehicles.
Friday, July 23, 2010
PennDOT reopens Route 562 Bridge over Antietam Creek in Berks County
Just in from PennDOT Engineering District 5:
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