PennDOT - District 6 News
Loux Covered Bridge Closed in Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Due to Structural Damage
King of Prussia, PA – 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 860 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.
For more PennDOT information, visit www.penndot.gov. Follow local PennDOT information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly, and follow the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentoftransportation and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.
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