Creps Road Bridge Closing Was Based on Safety, Officials Say

The North Woodbury Township supervisors have put out a notice that the Creps Road Bridge would be closing.

According to the notice, it was a decision made by Blair County and PennDOT. Since this is a county bridge, the supervisors said they had no input in closing the bridge and directed questions to the Blair County commissioners.

Amy Webster, Blair County commissioner, said the bridge was closed on Jan. 24, due to “structural deficiencies.”

She said there is a short detour in place, but there is no more information available at this point.

“We are working with our bridge inspectors to keep people safe — sometimes we have to close a bridge,” Webster said.

It has not yet been determined whether the closure will be temporary or permanent, Webster said. Brian Roush, a road foreman for North Woodbury Township, said the county has to do inspections on bridges every seven years, and the county’s inspectors deemed this bridge to be unsafe.

“At first, they were going to put a weight limit on the bridge, but thought it was better to close it for people’s safety,” he said.

There are about three farms, and a handful of other residences that the bridge closure will affect.

“It will make plowing and getting people their mail interesting,” Roush said.