HARRISBURG, Pa. — PennDOT announced Monday that a detour is planned for this weekend on the Market Street Bridge spanning the Susquehanna River between Dauphin and Cumberland Counties.
The detour will be in place so a contractor can install a temporary support system on the southeast end of the structure.
Weather permitting, the work will begin from 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25 to 6 a.m., Monday, Oct. 28. The bridge will be closed between City Island and Wormleysburg. The east span between Harrisburg and City Island will remain open.
Westbound travelers should take 2nd Street in Harrisburg north to Forster Street, then turn left to cross river on the Harvey Taylor Bridge, turn right on 2nd Street in Wormleysburg, right on Stella Street, then right onto Route 11&15/Front Street to proceed to the west end of the Market Street Bridge.
Eastbound travelers should head north on Front Street in Wormleysburg to Elm Street, turn left on Elm Street, right on 2nd Street, right onto the Harvey Taylor Bridge to cross the river, then right onto Front Street in Harrisburg to proceed to the east end of the Market Street Bridge.
