Friends of the Delaware Canal

Delaware Canal Towpath Closure at New Hope: Dark Hollow Waste Gate – No Detour

Delaware Canal Towpath Closure at New Hope: Dark Hollow Waste Gate – No Detour

December 3, 2021

Update: The towpath has reopened at Dark Hollow Waste Gate in New Hope (mile marker 24.15)

November 4, 2021

The towpath is closed at Dark Hollow Waste Gate in New Hope (mile marker 24.15) until further notice. Dredging is taking place to remove wood and rock debris for better ease of water flow during future rain events. For additional information you can contact the Delaware Canal State Park office at 610-982-5560.

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.

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.

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.

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Friends of the Delaware Canal
145 South Main Street
New Hope, PA 18938
Phone: 215.862.2021
Michael Ginder, Executive Director

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