As per an article printed in the reading eagle on 11-8-15 the stae p.u.c. has asked cumru township to create a proposed timeline for the removal of this bridge.Because the railroad is a public utility the p.u.c. must oversee the bridge's demolition.Removal will cost $100,000.A crane cannot be used because of 4 sets of wires running above it and the necessity to keep hazardous debris off the railroad tracks.But disassembling the bridge piecemeal would cause work-related vibrations that could further loosen the beam at risk of collapsing.Cumru must first secure the beam before actually removing it.The township manager and the p.u.c. also indicated that the township might have to remove abutments and grade back slopes after the bridge is gone.This is going to be one tricky removal job.
As per an article printed in the reading eagle on 10-29-15 penndot has given cumru township 2 months to remove this bridge.Cumru township approved a declaration of emergency for this bridge fast tracking administrative decisions related to the removal process.I didn't know this but the bridge was closed on 10-23-15.The bridge was closed after a deteriorating I-beam was found and in danger of collapsing on the Norfolk/southern railroad tracks.This bridge is over 100 years old.I will let you know what kind of bridge they replace this bridge with.
as per an article printed in the reading eagle on 3-20-15 the cumru township commissioners have authorized stv engineering to prepare and advertise bids for the repair of this bridge which required by penndot will maintain the 5 ton weight limit.
according to the reading eagle the weight limit has been lowered from 10 tons to 5 tons due to deterioration of the bridge.this was printed on 9-22-14.if i get any information in the future i will print it on this site.
Just read in the Reading Eagle that this bridge was removed last year with no replacement planned due to disrepair.Poplar neck rd. is being rerouted under a N/S r.r. overpass on an unnamed road leading to the Titus Island Power Plant which is decommissioned.This unnamed road bypasses the power plant and continues with the original Poplar Neck Road.I was unaware this bridge was removed.