{"id":71214,"date":"2026-05-23T23:06:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T03:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/fallen-utility-pole-forces-road-closure-on-smith-bridge-road\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T23:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T03:06:22","slug":"fallen-utility-pole-forces-road-closure-on-smith-bridge-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/fallen-utility-pole-forces-road-closure-on-smith-bridge-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Fallen Utility Pole Forces Road Closure on Smith Bridge Road"},"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-1779591982147.png?resize=640%2C570&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779591982147.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779591982147.png?resize=300%2C267&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>A fallen utility pole has forced authorities to shut down a portion of Smith Bridge Road, blocking traffic in both directions.<\/p><p>The road closure spans the area between Brandywine Creek Road and Montchanin Road while crews work to address the downed pole.<\/p><p>Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes while the situation is being resolved. No timeline has been provided for when the roadway will reopen to traffic.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A section of Smith Bridge Road has been shut down due to a utility pole that has fallen across the roadway. The closure affects traffic between Brandywine Creek Road and Montchanin Road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":71213,"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-71214","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-1779591982147.png?fit=640%2C570&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-iwC","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28909,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/emergency-utility-work-shuts-down-montchanin-road-until-6pm\/","url_meta":{"origin":71214,"position":0},"title":"Emergency Utility Work Shuts Down Montchanin Road Until 6PM","author":"Admin","date":"February 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A section of Montchanin Road is completely blocked to traffic in both directions due to urgent utility repairs. 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