Turning south into Philadelphia at the crotch of Philadelphia's V-shaped border, the creek is called Tacony Creek from here southward, it is considered the informal boundary separating Northeast Philadelphia from the rest of the city. The stream originates as Tookany Creek at Hill Crest in Cheltenham Township and meanders eastward, then southeastward, throughout Cheltenham Township, until a sharp bend near the Philadelphia border at Lawncrest, where the place names Toxony and Tookany were used in historic times the stream is still known as Tookany Creek in this region, where it flows southwest.
It derived its name from the nearby town of Frankford, Philadelphia County. Further details on the project will be made available on the Township website and Facebook page as the project progresses.” A copy of the detour plan is shown in the graphic below. Traffic will be detoured while the bridge is closed. It estimated that the closure will last approximately eight months. on January 7 and will remain closed until the project is completed. The bridge will be closed as early as 7 a.m.
The contractor is scheduled to begin work on January 7, 2019. The formal statement from Cheltenham Township detailed that “A contract for the reconstruction of the Ashmead Road Bridge over the Tookany Creek, located near the intersection of Ashmead Road and Tookany Creek Parkway, has been awarded to J.D. The closure, according to the Township, is estimated to last 8 months.Ĭheltenham Township provided the following map showing a detour for this road closure.
Cheltenham Township announced today that the Ashmead Road Bridge over the Tookany Creek, near the intersection of Ashmead Road and Tookany Creek Parkway will be closed starting on January 7, 2019.
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