Loux Covered Bridge Closed in Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Due to Structural Damage

Loux Covered Bridge Closed in Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Due to
Structural Damage

8/1/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Loux Covered Bridge over Cabin Run on Carver-Wismer Road in Bedminster
Township, Bucks County, was closed this afternoon due to structural damage
sustained from an oversized vehicle, the Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation (PennDOT) said today.

The bridge will remain closed indefinitely until PennDOT engineers evaluate
the
condition of the bridge and establish a repair plan.

During the closure, Carver-Wismer Road motorists will be detoured over
Stump
Road, Route 413 (Durham Road) and Dark Hollow Road.

Built in 1874 and reconstructed in 1996, the one-span, steel-I beam,
timber-covered bridge is 80 feet long and 19 feet wide, and has a posted
weight
limit of 15 tons. The structure carries an average of 486 vehicles a day.

For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those
made
possible by or accelerated by Act 89, or those on the department's Four and

Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.

A list of weekly road restrictions and PennDOT maintenance operations in
the
five-county Philadelphia region is available by visiting the District 6
Traffic
Bulletin at www.penndot.gov/District6.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by
visiting
www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides
traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and
access
to more than 825 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and
Android
devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts
accessible
on the 511PA website.

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