The Main Street Bridge between Moorestown and Maple Shade is back open for all motor-vehicles.
The bridge over the north branch of the Pennsauken Creek reopened on Thursday, June 15, after testing confirmed that emergency repairs had sufficiently strengthened the structure to allow for the safe resumption of all motor-vehicle traffic.
Prior to its emergency closure this spring, more than 12,000 vehicles traveled across it daily.
The Burlington County Engineer’s Office will continue to closely monitor the bridge to ensure its safety and to determine what next steps to take with any additional repairs and maintenance.
The bridge was first ordered closed to all traffic this spring after damage to the bridge pilings was uncovered during the start of some unrelated repairs. The damage was below the water line and was discovered when a contractor lowered the creek to perform the originally scheduled maintenance.
In response to this new damage, the County Engineering Office teamed with consulting experts to develop a mitigation plan for emergency repairs to shore up the pilings with new concrete. The Burlington County Department of Public Works Construction Services Division and Division of Roads and Bridges mobilized and expeditiously completed the work over several weeks.
With the work on Main Street Bridge completed, the County Construction Services team plans to begin work on nearby Forklanding Road Bridge in Cinnaminson. The work was originally scheduled to start earlier this month but was postponed in order to avoid potential traffic problems from having two nearby bridges closed at the same time.
Forklanding Road Bridge has just a single-lane and is expected to be closed for approximately eight weeks.
