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Chestnuthill bridge damaged by Ida is closed

Sugar Hollow Road between Route 115 and State Road in Chestnuthill Township is closed until further notice. The bridge is located at the western end of Sugar Hollow Road near Route 115.

A recent inspection of the structure showed significant undermining of an abutment. The undermining is a result of recent floodwaters during tropical depression Ida, according to Ron Young, District Press Officer from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Engineering District 5.

The bridge that runs over a tributary to Sugar Hollow Creek is a steel I-beam structure built in 1932 and was rehabilitated in 1997. It is 13 feet long and 26.6 feet wide and the average daily traffic across the bridge is 1,271 vehicles, Young said.

Sugar Hollow Road traffic is being detoured on Route 115 and State Road.

The barriers at Route 115 and Sugar Hollow Road will remain indefinitely until the bridge is repaired. AMY LEAP/TIMES NEWS