From staff reports
PennDOT will be making repairs in the upcoming weeks to the historic bridge that carries Petroleum Center Road (Route 1004) over Oil Creek in Cornplanter Township.
The repairs will allow PennDOT to restore pedestrian and bicyclist access to the truss bridge. It will remain closed to motorized vehicles.
Work on the bridge will be done by employees from the Venango County maintenance facility under the guidance of historic bridge consultant Gannett Fleming and PennDOT engineering staff.
Along with repairs made to secure the bridge’s truss system, the workers will install bollards on the roadway at both ends of the structure to prohibit vehicles from using the crossing.
Updates on the Petroleum Center Bridge will also be posted on the PennDOT website at www.penndot.pa.gov.
A motorized vehicle detour is posted using Route 8, Route 227, State Park Road and Petroleum Center Road.
Parking lots are available on both sides of the bridge.
