Friends of the Delaware Canal

Towpath Closures at Scudder Falls Bridge Project Now Intermittent

Towpath Closures at Scudder Falls Bridge Project Now Intermittent

November 20, 2019

INTERMITTENT TRAIL CLOSURE:  The towpath may be closed in the area of I-95/I-295, Scudder Falls Bridge, intermittently through end of December 2019.  Closures may occur between 6am-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 during these closures.  For additional information please visit the DRJTBC website at www.drjtbc.org/project/scudder-falls or you can contact the Delaware Canal State Park Office at 610-982-5560.

Towpath to be Closed at Scudder’s Falls Bridge Project

Towpath to be Closed at Scudder’s Falls Bridge Project

Wednesday, November 6

24/7 TRAIL CLOSURE:  The towpath is closed in the area of I-95/I-295, Scudder Falls Bridge, beginning Wednesday November 6 and lasting roughly 2 weeks.  Contractors for the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) working on the interstate bridge will be demolishing the old span over the Canal, which will require day and night closure of the towpath below.  This section WILL be closed over the weekend of November 9 and 10, and possibly November 16 and 17.  We will update this closure notice once the work is complete and the trail is reopened. For additional information please visit the DRJTBC website at www.drjtbc.org/project/scudder-falls or you can contact the Delaware Canal State Park Office at 610-982-5560.

Towpath Re-opened

Towpath Re-opened

July 24, 2019

The towpath has been re-opened from Mile 31 on the north end of Lumberville to Mile 32.3 on the south end of Point Pleasant.  Repair work to the stone wall between the Delaware River and the Canal is now complete.

 

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

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