Big Oak Rd. Bridge Over I-295 Re-Opens

MIDDLETOWN, PA — The Big Oak Road bridge over Interstate 295 has been reopened, PennDOT announced Monday.

That patch of road had been closed since late September for repair work on the bridge, which was built in 1967.

PennDOT contractors added concrete to the bridge deck, repaired its concrete substructure, replaced and resealed bridge deck joints, installed scour rock protection and milled and paved the roadway.

According to the department, the bridge carries an average of 8,126 vehicles a day. The bridge is 210 feet long and 37 feet wide.

It is one of eight bridges in Bucks, Chester, and Montgomery counties that PennDOT is repairing under a $4.4 million project financed with state funds.