King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that the bridge carrying Smithbridge Road over Webb Creek in Concord Township, Delaware County, was closed today after a bridge inspection determined structure deterioration and increased undermining due to recent storms.

During the closure, Smithbridge Road motorists will be directed to use Bethel Road, Garnet Mine Road, Route 491 (Naamans Creek Road), and northbound U.S. 202 (Wilmington-West Chester Pike).

The structure will remain closed until PennDOT bridge engineers can determine the full extent of the damage and develop a plan to repair and reopen the bridge.

Built in 1927, the 20-foot-long, reinforced concrete T-beam bridge carries approximately 7,767 vehicles per day.

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 1,000 traffic cameras.

For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin.

Information about infrastructure in District 6, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D6Results. Find PennDOT's planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov. 

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Contact: Robyn Briggs, robbriggs@pa.gov

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