INDIAN RIVER INLET BRIDGE
TO CLOSE
Major Justus B. Naylor of
Lewes, Sussex county highway division engineer, gave notification
that the Charles W. Cullen Bridge at Indian river will be closed to
all traffic , Wednesday, May 24, 1950, but would open May 27 to
June 1, temporarily , for Memorial Day traffic, then be closed again
for many months.
The bridge, 10 miles south
of Rehoboth, was damaged in February 1948 by ice flows. Repairs were
made then to allow one way traffic to cross with the aid of a traffic
light.
The closure will
necessitate a 32 mile detour from Rehoboth by route 24 to Millsboro,
113 to Dagsboro, then east on route 26 to Bethany Beach. The
miles increase for the 12 mile trip by 20 miles.
The most seriously effected
are the Army Artillery troops stationed at Fort Miles who are in the
midst of spring and summer anti aircraft practice at Bethany Beach.
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