Market Street river bridge will close for reconstruction in 2026

Market Street river bridge will close for reconstruction in 2026

A $149 million reconstruction of the Market Street bridge over the Schuylkill River and I-76 will begin this month and will eventually close the road to cars for more than a year, starting in August 2026. PennDOT will partially demolish and replace a section of the road, which actually consists of three bridge sections, and add a two-way, concrete-separated bike lane with a bicycle signal light on its western end. The nearby Walnut Street bridge…