$370K Allocated For Glenhardie North Bridge In Tredyffrin

TREDYFFRIN, PA— Tredyffrin supervisors Tuesday night unanimously approved a $370K contract for an engineering design to replace the bridge on Glenhardie Road over Trout Creek.

The supervisors hired Michael Baker International, based in Philadelphia, to provide all engineering design work for the replacement of the bridge.

Township engineer Stephen Burgo said an April 4 inspection disclosed severe deterioration of a stone mason arch and the wing and wall of the bridge.

The replacement project is expected to take a year to complete.

Burgo said that the Glenhardie bridge is below the Pennsylvania Turnpike and has a lot of flooding during major storms.

“Hopefully, there will be less water on the roads,” he said of the project being completed.

He noted that during large storms that area gets a lot of debris from the trees.

As a result of the April inspection, the township implemented these changes:

• Closed one lane;
• Placed barriers on the bridge;
• Reduced weight limit to 3 tons;
• Place rock rip-rap stone protection on the bridge.

The Glenhardie bridge is located near a $117 million Pennsylvania Turnpike project to widen the turnpike at the Valley Forge Interchange between milepost 324 and milepost 326.

There are five homes on Glenhardie Road in the section near the bridge. The homeowners have access to their homes on a single-lane.

The bridge was on the township’s master plan for replacement in 2027.

But due to unforeseen circumstances, the engineer said, the replacement has been pushed to the forefront.

Traffic is detoured via Walker, Richards, and Thomas roads.

Motorists should use caution and be prepared for slow or stopped traffic approaching this area