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Drivers in Lewes should plan alternate routes Thursday evening as the Savannah Bridge will be temporarily shut down for maintenance work.<\/p>

The bridge closure will begin at 11:00 PM on Thursday, March 5, 2026, according to city officials. Crews need to remove outdated infrastructure equipment from the bridge area, requiring the temporary shutdown.<\/p>

City officials have not indicated how long the closure will last or when the bridge will reopen to traffic. Motorists are advised to seek alternative routes during this time.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Savannah Bridge in Lewes will be temporarily shut down starting Thursday night at 11 PM for infrastructure removal work. The March 5th closure is needed to clear outdated equipment from the bridge area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":33876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772957156118.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-8Op","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42414,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/road-work-forces-week-long-closure-on-old-orchard-road-in-lewes\/","url_meta":{"origin":33877,"position":0},"title":"Road Work Forces Week-Long Closure on Old Orchard Road in Lewes","author":"Admin","date":"March 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"DelDOT will shut down a section of Old Orchard Road in Lewes for five days starting Monday for infrastructure improvements. 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