{"id":88464,"date":"2026-06-29T15:16:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/taylors-bridge-road-closing-for-nearly-2-years-in-odessa\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:16:20","slug":"taylors-bridge-road-closing-for-nearly-2-years-in-odessa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/taylors-bridge-road-closing-for-nearly-2-years-in-odessa\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor’s Bridge Road Closing for Nearly 2 Years in Odessa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Motorists traveling through Odessa in New Castle County should be aware of a lengthy road closure coming soon to the area.<\/p>

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) has announced that Taylor’s Bridge Road will be completely shut down between Union Church Road and Fleming Landing Road. The closure takes effect Monday, August 3rd and will remain in place 24 hours a day, seven days a week.<\/p>

The shutdown is expected to last a total of 709 days \u2014 nearly two full years \u2014 while crews work to replace Taylor Bridge, also identified as Bridge 1-447, in Odessa.<\/p>

Drivers are encouraged to seek alternate routes during the extended closure period.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Drivers in New Castle County need to plan alternate routes as a major road closure is set to begin in Odessa. Taylor’s Bridge Road will shut down around the clock starting August 3rd for bridge replacement work expected to last nearly two years. The Delaware Department of Transportation says the closure is necessary to replace the aging Taylor Bridge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":88463,"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-88464","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\/06\/news-1782760580337.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-n0Q","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":88378,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/walker-school-road-closure-near-odessa-to-last-nearly-two-years\/","url_meta":{"origin":88464,"position":0},"title":"Walker School Road Closure Near Odessa to Last Nearly Two Years","author":"Admin","date":"June 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Drivers in the Odessa area need to plan ahead for a lengthy road closure on Walker School Road. 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