Sewickley Bridge Closes For Rehabilitation

MOON TOWNSHIP, PA — The Sewickley Bridge closed Friday for preservation work and will remain closed for nearly a month.

In an effort to minimize traffic impacts, improve safety and take advantage of lower traffic volumes PennDOT will keep the bridge closed until August 10. By permitting the 24-day closure, the PennDOT is eliminating all additional weekend closures.

Here are the posted detours:

From Sewickley:

• Motorists will take Route 65 southbound
• Take the left-hand ramp to I-79 toward Erie/Washington
• Take the left-hand ramp to South I-79 toward Washington
• Merge onto southbound I-79 and cross the Neville Island Bridge
• Take the Neville Island To Route 51 (Exit 65) off-ramp
• Turn left onto Grand Avenue
• Cross the Coraopolis Bridge
• Turn right onto northbound Route 51 (Fourth Avenue)
• Follow northbound Route 51 back to the Sewickley Bridge
• End detour

From Moon:

• Motorists will take Route 51 southbound
• Take the ramp to northbound I-79 toward Erie
• Merge onto northbound I-79 and cross the Neville Island Bridge
• Take the ramp to Route 65 toward Emsworth/Sewickley (Exit 66)
• Continue following the ramp to Route 65 toward Emsworth/Sewickley
• Take the ramp to North 65 toward Sewickley
• Merge onto northbound Route 65 and follow back to the Sewickley Bridge
• End detour