Historic bridge will be rehabbed to extend Chester Valley Trail

Dated: April 6 2026

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A project to expand the Chester Valley Trail (CVT) and repair the historic Downingtown Trestle Bridge, which has spent decades largely untouched, will kick off soon. The project is part of a larger effort to lengthen the CVT, a 19-mile rail trail that runs through Chester and Montgomery counties, from Exton to Atglen. “The bridge is a really key part of it, because it’s multimodal,” said George Martynick, director of Chester County’s facilities and parks department. “Without that bridge, I really don’t know what we’d do with this project. It is the keystone of that project.” Design is slated to begin in the next year, and the rehabilitation and extension should be completed in five to seven years, he said. The bridge stretches 1,450 feet long and more than 130 feet high over the east branch of Brandywine Creek. 
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer; 2/18/2026 

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