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Towpath Now Open (MM 17.325) at the Tebola Beans Bridge in Upper Makefield Township

Towpath Now Open (MM 17.325) at the Tebola Beans Bridge in Upper Makefield Township

March 16, 2022 – Update

The towpath at Tebola Beans Bridge has reopened.

 

TOWPATH CLOSURE (Mile Post 17.325). South of the intersection of Rt. 532 and Taylorsville Road, the towpath is CLOSED at the Tebola Beans Bridge. The purpose of this closure is for PUBLIC SAFETY and will be in effect until the towpath can be made safe. Trail users should turn around at the closure and NOT attempt to get by it. Large equipment is being used in the area for the construction of a temporary land bridge.

Please check back for updates as to when the towpath will reopened.

|| February 24, 2022 || Tagged With: Closures, Delaware Canal, Towpath, Towpath Trail, Washington Crossing, Yardley ||

Delaware Canal Towpath Closed Around-the-Clock Near Scudder Falls (I-295) Bridge

Delaware Canal Towpath Closed Around-the-Clock Near Scudder Falls (I-295) Bridge

September 23, 2021

Closure expected to end on or about October 8.

The Delaware Canal towpath near the Scudder Falls Toll Bridge ( mile post – 15.11) is now closed around-the-clock for construction of a pedestrian bridge over the canal.  The closure is expected to be ongoing for at least three weeks, ending around Oct. 8.

When completed, the new pedestrian bridge will provide a safe connection between the towpath and the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission’s 1799 House trailhead area and nearby park-and-ride lot off Woodside Road in Lower Makefield, PA.  This link will be integral once all construction on the shared-use pedestrian/bicycle facility at the Scudder Falls Toll Bridge is completed later this fall.

More information on the bridge replacement is available through the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.

|| September 23, 2021 || Tagged With: Closures, Delaware Canal, Scudder Falls Bridge, Towpath ||

Delaware Canal Towpath Closed Between Berm Lane Bridge and Lodi Hill Road

Delaware Canal Towpath Closed Between Berm Lane Bridge and Lodi Hill Road

Starting 8/13 – TOWPATH CLOSURE (MILES 42.70 – 41.84). 

In the area of Upper Black Eddy the towpath is CLOSED between Berm Lane Bridge and Lodi Hill Road. The purpose of this closure is for PUBLIC SAFETY and will be in effect until the Spahr’s Camelback Bridge has been deconstructed and no longer spanning the towpath and canal.  This bridge is one of six remaining authentic camelback bridges that can be found along the entire 58.9 mile length of the Canal and they are an iconic structure to the two-hundred year old National Historic Landmark. The purpose of this deconstruction is to prepare the site for future bridge abutment repairs and the eventual rehabilitation of the superstructure. Trail users should turn around at the closure and NOT attempt to get by it, as heavy equipment will be blocking the towpath and for other safety concerns. Delaware Canal State Park anticipates this closure to be intermittent in nature over the next 60 days; however, this is a tentative timeline subject to being lessened or extended.

|| August 16, 2021 || Tagged With: Closures, Delaware Canal, Delaware Canal Towpath, Spahr's Camelback Bridge, Towpath, Upper Black Eddy ||

Delaware Canal Towpath Closure Between Waterview Condominimums and Bowman’s Hill

Delaware Canal Towpath Closure Between Waterview Condominimums and Bowman’s Hill

Update August 6, 2021: All storm cleanup efforts in this section have been completed.

Update July 30, 2021: 9 trees have been cleared from the towpath as of 2:00pm.

The Park maintenance crew has been hard at work and has cleared 9 trees from the towpath in the sections between New Hope and Bowman’s Hill.  The towpath has reopened, however additional cleanup is still needed into the week of 8/2.  Please note the possibility that additional blockages may be present in areas not yet discovered.

July 30, 2021

Delaware Canal Towpath Closure – Several trees have been downed due to storm damage in the area of Hew Hope Borough and Solebury Township, Mile Post 23.6 to Mile Post 23, the section between Waterview Condominiums and Bowman’s Hill.  Cleanup of the debris is expected to last into the week of 8/2.  Trail users are cautioned to avoid this section of trail until notice is removed.

|| July 30, 2021 || Tagged With: Bowman's hill, Closures, Delaware Canal Towpath, New Hope, Solebury Township ||

Towpath Closures Underneath the I-295/Scudder Falls Bridge Project

Towpath Closures Underneath the I-295/Scudder Falls Bridge Project

June 25, 2021

INTERMITTENT TRAIL CLOSURE:  Beginning July the towpath may be closed in the area of I-95/I-295, Scudder Falls Bridge, intermittently through end of July 2020.  Closures may occur between 7am-5pm Monday through Friday; the trail will be open on weekends. The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) will be demolishing the existing bridge over the canal and/or conducting work on the new bridge overhead during these closures.  For additional information please visit the DRJTBC website at www.drjtbc.org/project/scudder-falls or you can contact the park office at 610-982-5560.

|| June 25, 2021 || Tagged With: Closures, Delaware Canal Towpath, Scudder Falls Bridge ||

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