Lewis Township, PA – Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), along with local officials and industry partners celebrated the reopening of the Route 14 replacement bridge over Trout Run in Lewis Township, Lycoming County

In August 2024, the bridge that carried Route 14 over Trout Run was destroyed by flash flooding during Hurricane Debby. Less than a month later, a temporary roadway connecting Route 14 with Lycoming Creek Road was designed, constructed, and opened to traffic. By April, construction on the permanent bridge was underway. The bridge was open to traffic on October 28, 2025: just over a year after the flooding.

“I have a phrase I keep coming back to at moments like this: PennDOT shows up in every county, every community, every time,” said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “I stood here just over a year ago and I saw firsthand the damage and destruction the flooding brought to this area. The PennDOT team and our industry partners here in northcentral PA wasted no time responding, opening a temporary roadway within two weeks. I couldn’t be prouder of the way we worked together to restore this important connection for the region.”

In addition to construction of the new bridge, the project included excavation, removal of the damaged bridge remains, approach work, removal of the temporary connection, and stream restoration. The bridge was open to traffic in late October.

“We are excited to announce the completion of the bridge and see traffic flowing on it,” said PennDOT District 3 Executive Eric High. “I want to thank our construction and design staff, consultants, Rylind Construction, and all those involved in the design and acceleration of this project so that we could get the bridge constructed as quickly as possible.”

Rylind Construction Company, Inc., is the prime contractor on this $3.3 million bridge replacement and stream restoration project. Remaining work on the project includes grading, seeding, and final cleanup and will be completed on November 11.