WORK ON PORT ROYAL BRIDGE TO BEGIN THURSDAY
(From the Sentinel Sep 13, 2022)
(Last paragraph from Erdman Anthony, Design Engineering Firm.)
PORT ROYAL — PennDOT will begin preliminary work Thursday to replace a Route 75 bridge spanning the Norfolk Southern Railroad in Juniata County.
The project will start with demolition work on a two-story building located at 101 Second St. in Port Royal Borough.
HRI, Inc., the contractor will implement intermittent single-lane closures between First and Third streets while completing the demolition work. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during these closures. Starting Thursday, drivers should build extra time into their travel schedules to avoid delays if they pass through the work zone during one of these closures.
PennDOT anticipates work on the bridge beginning in early January and continuing through mid-July. The contractor will close the roadway and implement a detour while the bridge is demolished and replaced. PennDOT will issue an update on the project with details and mapping for the detour route before implementation of the closure. (Due to rain saturated soil, the project was delayed until the end of March 2023.)
PennDOT announced in the middle of August 2023 that the completion date for the project has been changed from Sept. 1 to Oct. 17. The change was caused because "saw cutting that was thought would take two weeks, took nearly eight weeks." (The TIMES of Port Royal, Aug 23, 2023) Since this article, the completion date has been moved to November.
The replacement structure is a 75-foot-long steel-plate girder bridge with an additional 26-foot-long reinforced-concrete slab span. The steel span is metalized for corrosion protection and long-term serviceability. Portions of the existing bridge foundations were maintained in the new construction. A seismic tomography investigation of the existing foundations was used to confirm the adequacy of the foundations for reuse.
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NEW BRIDGE WITH BRIDGE PARK IN FOREGROUND
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ALMOST READY FOR TRAFFIC FLOW (Photo mid Oct 2023 courtesy of Wayne Taylor)
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NEW BRIDGE: View from location of former station. (mid Oct 2023) (Photo courtesy of Wayne Taylor)
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THE CONCRETE IS UNCOVERED as the project nears completion. (Photo from Facebook listing of The TIMES)(Oct 23, 2023)
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ENTRANCE-EXIT RAMP NEAR COMPLETION (Oct 2023) (Photo courtesy of Wayne Taylor)
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EXIT RAMP WORK BEGINS (Photo from John Leidy)
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THE ROAD DECK HAS BEEN PLACED (Photo courtesy of Wayne Taylor)
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THE DECK IS IN PLACE (Overview photo)(Erdman Anthony photo)
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BRIDGE CLOSURE FOR REPLACEMENT OF BRIDGE - On March 27, 2023 the Railroad Bridge was closed so that the 1910 Bridge could be dismantled and replaced with a new bridge. (Photo looking east from the intersection of Third and Market Streets) (Photo submitted by Wayne Taylor)
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THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM: A view of the bridge a few days before the demolition. (Photo submitted bt Wayne Taylor)
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BRIDGE CLOSED - Bridge closure sign at the east end of the Juniata River Bridge on Route 75. Bridge closed to all traffic except residents of, and deliveries to, First (Water) Street. (Photo from the TIMES of Port Royal.)
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DETOUR SIGN on Route 75 at the intersection with the William Penn Highway. Detour went into effect on March 27, 2023. (Photo from the Facebook page of THE TIMES of Port Royal.)
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ONE OF THE LAST TRAINS UNDER THE 1910 RR BRIDGE:
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DETOUR ROUTE: Upon closure of Route 75 at the Railroad bridge on March 27, 2023, this map shows the detour route to access Port Royal from the east side of the Juniata River. The route proceeds northwest on the William Penn Highway (old US322) through Mount Pleasant to south of Mifflintown, then west on PA35 to PA333 and south to Port Royal.) (Photo from the Facebook page of THE TIMES of Port Royal.)
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DEMOLITION BEGINS (Photo by Steven Schorr)
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OUT WITH THE OLD, READY FOR THE NEW (May 9, 2023) The last train went through at 12:30 am and the roadbed fell at 5:55 am. (If you copy the link below and paste it into your web browser you can see the 1910 PR Railroad Bridge road bed fall to the tracks below as preparations are under way for the replacement.) https://www.facebook.com/hriinc/videos/1345941579297636
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WORK UNDER WAY ON THE NEW RAILROAD BRIDGE: As viewed from Market Street 7-23-2023 (Photo submitted by Wayne Taylor)
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WORK UNDER WAY ON THE NEW RAILROAD BRIDGE: As viewed from Market Street 7-23-2023 (Photo submitted by Wayne Taylor)
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WORK UNDER WAY ON THE NEW RAILROAD BRIDGE: As viewed from North Second Street 7-23-2023 (Photo submitted by Wayne Taylor)
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WORK UNDER WAY ON THE NEW RAILROAD BRIDGE: As viewed from South Second Street 7-23-2023 (Photo submitted by Wayne Taylor)
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WORK UNDER WAY ON THE NEW RAILROAD BRIDGE: As viewed from Market Street 8-1-2023 (Photo submitted by Wayne Taylor)
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THE PROJECT CONTINUES (8-2023) The Juniata River Bridge is on the left while Second Street is on the right. (Photo courtesy of Wayne Taylor)
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THE PROJECT CONTINUES (8-2023) The ramp to First Street is on the right and Second Street is on the left. (Photo courtesy of Wayne Taylor)
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STEEL GIRDERS ARE IN PLACE: By the end of August 2023 the steel girders for the roadbed is in place. Looking toward the Tuscarora Creek.(Photo submitted by Wayne Taylor)
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STEEL GIRDERS ARE IN PLACE: By the end of August 2023 the steel girders for the roadbed is in place. Looking toward the river. (Photo submitted by Wayne Taylor)
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STEEL GIRDERS ARE IN PLACE: By the end of August 2023 the steel girders for the roadbed is in place. Looking toward the Tuscarora Creek.(Photo submitted by Wayne Taylor)
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THE ROAD DECK HAS BEEN PLACED (Photo courtesy of Wayne Taylor)
