Sparta's Main Street to be Closed for Six Months for 90-Year-Old Bridge Reconstruction

SPARTA, NJ – The Main Street bridge over the Wallkill River is scheduled to be closed to traffic for reconstruction beginning August 5. The third and final phase of the project is anticipated to keep that section of Main Street closed through December 31, 2024, according to Sussex County Division of Engineering.

The new bridge will be wider with sidewalks on both sides of the bridge. According to the Sussex County Division of Engineering the existing bridge is “estimated to have been constructed in 1935.”  It is “structurally deficient and overall poor condition due to the superstructure.”

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The scope of the project for Bridge Q-06 will include:

• Remove Exist Ped Bridge/Install Temp Ped Bridge
• Demolish Existing Bridge
• Install Sheeting & Dewater
• Construct Substructure Elements
• Set Precast Rigid Frame and Wingwalls
• Construct Bridge Parapet and Guide Rail
• Construct Sidewalks, Brick Pavers and Curbs
• Perform Roadway Paving and Striping
• Perform Landscape Restoration & Incidental Work

Detours will direct traffic around the construction site. The local businesses, Gears n’ Grinds bicycle shop, Mavis Discount Tire and  Rev it Up will be accessible during the construction.  The municipal building will also be accessible.

Phase 1 included moving an existing 16” water main and installing by-pass piping.

Phase 2 was to move the overhead utility wires.

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