The mayor still wonders why residents have to be inconvenienced. Cape May County officials may close the Marshallville Road bridge on a country road off Route 49 in Upper Township. The one-lane bridge, like some of the homes nearby, is historic. It was built on stone foundations over the Mill Creek in 1901. But its steel is rusting.
Residents say it's a safety hazard.
It's supposed to be for light vehicles, but big trucks come flying over it. The bridge is one of 46 in the region that have weight restrictions posted on them. The limit for the Marshallville Road bridge is 3 tons. The postings are a sure sign that the bridges' substructure is in trouble. If heavier vehicles use posted bridges, the result can be a bridge collapse.