Gay Street Bridge Closed
The Gay Street bridge (route 113) is currently closed for reconstruction and is scheduled to open early in 2010.
view from Bridge and Gay Streets
Motorists driving cars and other conventional passenger vehicles will follow Bridge Street, Route 29, Black Rock Road, Trappe Road (Route 113) and Black Rock Road (Route 113) to move from downtown Phoenixville to the north side of the borough. They will follow the exact opposite route to move from the north side to the downtown area.
The detour to move truck traffic from downtown Phoenixville to the north side will be Bridge Street (Route 113), Route 23, Route 724, Bridge Street (in Spring City), 2nd Avenue and Black Rock Road (Route 113). Truck drivers will follow the exact opposite route to travel from the north side to downtown.
The new Gay Street/Route 113 Bridge will span 972 feet from end-to-end. The bridge’s concrete deck will be supported by steel beams on the three southern and two northern approach spans, and by steel arches on the four central spans. The bridge’s new substructure will consist of two reinforced concrete abutments at each end and eight reinforced concrete piers between the abutments.
Construction crews will build the new bridge on the same alignment as the existing structure. The new bridge will have two 12-foot wide travel lanes; two six-foot wide shoulders; two six-foot wide sidewalks; and ornamental street lights.
Detours will be in use for both cars and trucks during the two-year bridge closure. The truck detour is needed because the car route sends traffic under an overpass with a clearance of 13 feet, 3 inches. Vertical clearances must be at least 13 feet, 6 inches to be posted as a detour route for trucks.
Approximately 6,700 vehicles a day use the Gay Street Bridge.
Information provided from the PennDot web site, http://www.dot.state.pa.us.