{"id":64342,"date":"2026-05-09T23:06:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T03:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/route-1-southbound-shut-down-at-kirkwood-st-georges-bridge\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T23:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T03:06:46","slug":"route-1-southbound-shut-down-at-kirkwood-st-georges-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/route-1-southbound-shut-down-at-kirkwood-st-georges-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Route 1 Southbound Shut Down at Kirkwood St. Georges Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778382405871.png?resize=640%2C570&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778382405871.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778382405871.png?resize=300%2C267&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Southbound traffic on Route 1 has come to a complete standstill as Delaware Department of Transportation officials have shut down the roadway at the Kirkwood St. Georges overpass.<\/p><p>The highway closure is impacting one of the state&#8217;s busiest north-south corridors, with motorists being forced to find alternative routes around the affected area.<\/p><p>DelDOT has not yet provided details about what prompted the closure or when normal traffic flow might resume on this heavily traveled stretch of Route 1.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traffic on southbound Route 1 has been completely halted at the Kirkwood St. Georges overpass. DelDOT has closed this section of the major highway, forcing drivers to seek alternate routes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":64341,"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-64342","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\/05\/news-1778382405871.png?fit=640%2C570&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-gJM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":64344,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/route-1-southbound-shut-down-at-kirkwood-st-georges-due-to-vehicle-accident\/","url_meta":{"origin":64342,"position":0},"title":"Route 1 Southbound Shut Down at Kirkwood St. Georges Due to Vehicle Accident","author":"Admin","date":"May 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A traffic collision has forced authorities to completely close Route 1 southbound at the Kirkwood Saint Georges overpass. 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