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Sommer’s Authentic Camelback Bridge Closed Until Further Notice

Sommer’s Authentic Camelback Bridge Closed Until Further Notice

January 21, 2022

BRIDGE CLOSURE (Mile 14.69) – Effective January 21st, 2022, Sommer’s Authentic Camelback Bridge (pedestrian use only) is closed until further notice for public safety due to structural deficiencies. One of the wooden truss members has deteriorated due to rot, allowing for the bracing shoe to slip free of its designated placement. This has placed more load weight on one truss than the other, causing the bridge to list slightly. Trail users should turn around at the bridge closure and NOT attempt to get by it – utilize other means to cross the canal to access the towpath.  Do not pass underneath the bridge. Trail users can take an alternate path around the bridge abutment to continue along the designated towpath.

Sommer’s Bridge is located in Lower Makefield Township.

Trail Closure Updates – Two in Yardley, One in Tinicum

Trail Closure Updates – Two in Yardley, One in Tinicum

October 27, 2020

From the Delaware Canal State Park

TRAIL CLOSURE UPDATES 

TINICUM AQUEDUCT AREA (MILE 37):  The towpath and pedestrian bridge at the Tinicum Aqueduct is now REOPENED as of 9/25.

SCUDDER FALLS AREA (MILE 16):  The towpath may be closed intermittently in the area of I-95/I-295, Scudder Falls Bridge, through end of November 2020.  Signs will be posted on the trail during the closure periods.  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 conducting work on the new bridge over the canal and towpath during these closures.  For additional information please visit the DRJTBC website at www.scudderfallsbridge.com or you can contact the toll-free info line at 855-495-7726.

YARDLEY AREA (MILE 14): [NEW]  Beginning Oct 13, the towpath will be closed in Yardley between the Mary Yardley footbridge and Sommer’s Camelback bridge, Monday through Friday 8am-4pm, while DCNR staff complete a towpath elevation project.  During the closure, heavy equipment will be actively working on the towpath making it unsafe for visitors to pass through.  Closure signs are posted at either end of the closure.  The towpath will be open on weekends.  This notice will be updated when the project is complete.

Change in Plans

Change in Plans

December 18, 2017

The towpath in the vicinity of the Scudder Falls Bridge project in Lower Makefield Township will not be closed until   Tuesday, December 26th.   Happy riding and walking this week.

Towpath to be Closed in Vicinity of Scudder Falls Bridge Project

Towpath to be Closed in Vicinity of Scudder Falls Bridge Project

December 13, 2017

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has announced that the Delaware Canal towpath in the vicinity of the Scudder Falls Bridge project in Lower Makefield Township will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the following dates:

Friday, December 15

Monday, December 18 through Friday, December 22

Tuesday, December 26 through Friday, December 29

The scheduled closures are needed for work associated with the widening of the current approach bridge structure that carries I-95 across the Delaware Canal and its towpath. The work will involvd both staged demolition and construction activities.

The closure periods are subject to change due to weather and other considerations.   Pedestrians and bicyclists are urged to exercise caution when traveling along the Canal near or through work areas for the duration of the 4-1/2-year-long bridge replacement project.

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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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