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Creek Road Bridge
State Bridge NC-120
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

DE-82 (Creek Road, Mt. Cuba Road) Over Red Clay Creek in Ashland: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 80 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 23.6 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1922 By: Luten Bridge Company of York, Pennsylvania

This bridge is an excellent example of a Luten arch bridge.

Creek Road Bridge
State Bridge NC-119
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.1 Miles (0.2 Kilometers)

DE-82 (Creek Road, Mt. Cuba Road) Over Red Clay Creek in Ashland: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 107 ft. Main Span: 104 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1939 By: Olivere Paving and Construction Company of Wilmington, Delaware and Delaware State Highway Department

This is a good example of a state designed highway plate girder noted for ornamental abutment details.

Wilmington and Western Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.1 Miles (0.2 Kilometers)

Railroad (Wilmington and Western) Over Red Clay Creek in Ashland: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Metal Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 130 ft. Main Span: 104 ft. Roadway: 14.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This extremely old metal truss railroad bridge has a rare skew and unusual design details.

Snuff Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.3 Miles (2 Kilometers)

Snuff Mill Road Over Barrow's Run in Yorklyn: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 36 ft. Main Span: 32 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1939 By: Olivere Paving and Construction Company of Wilmington, Delaware

This steel stringer bridge is significant for its stone facing, which was designed to harmonize with a nearby property.

Yorklyn Road Bridge
State Bridge NC-112
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.5 Miles (2.4 Kilometers)

Yorklyn Road (Road 257) Over Red Clay Creek in Yorklyn: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 78 ft. Main Span: 75 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1929 By: Belmont Iron Works of Chester, Pennsylvania and New Castle County Engineer's Office

This is a traditional example of a rivet-connected and state-designed pony truss bridge located near historic Auburn Heights Preserve.

Marshall Family Bridge
Paper Mill Bridge, McIntyre Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.7 Miles (2.8 Kilometers)

Yorklyn Bridge Trail Over Red Clay Creek in Yorklyn: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Metal 10 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 120 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Roadway: 14.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1883 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

Following its relocation from Iowa to Delaware and restoration for pedestrian use, this became the only cast and wrought iron bowstring bridge in Delaware.

Old Lancaster Pike Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.2 Miles (3.6 Kilometers)

Old Lancaster Pike (Former Newport-Gap Turnpike) Over Mill Creek Tributary in Hockessin: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 12 ft. Main Span: 12 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1811 By: Unknown

This small bridge is the oldest stone arch bridge in Delaware

Springs Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.3 Miles (3.7 Kilometers)

Springs Mill Road (PA-3019) Over Branch Red Clay Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 21 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1915 By: Unknown

This odd looking little bridge is an early example of a concrete slab type bridge in the area.

Brackenville Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.8 Miles (4.6 Kilometers)

Brackenville Road Over Mill Creek in Brookhill Farms: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 21 ft. Main Span: 21 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1846 By: Unknown

Despite alteration, this bridge remains significant as a very old stone arch bridge in Delaware.

Evanson Road Bridge
State Bridge NC-179A
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.3 Miles (5.3 Kilometers)

Evanson Road Over Mill Creek in Hockessin: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Metal 2 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 20 ft. Main Span: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1890 By: Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware

This is one of a couple surviving bridges in Delaware that are unique because they are so small and lightweight.

Chandler Mill Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.6 Miles (5.9 Kilometers)

Chandler Mill Road Over West Branch Red Clay Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 47 ft. Main Span: 44 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1910 By: George Dole of Wilmington, Delaware and Nathan R. Rambo

Featuring large stone abutments, this is a beautiful representative example of a riveted plate girder bridge with local historic significance.

Montchanin Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.2 Miles (6.7 Kilometers)

Railroad (Pennsylvania Railroad Octoraro Branch) Over DE-100 (Montchanin Road) in Rural: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This is a traditionally composed plate girder overpass.

Chadds Ford Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.3 Miles (6.9 Kilometers)

Chadds Ford Road (PA-100) Over Branch Brandywine Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 21 ft. Main Span: 21 ft. Roadway: 23.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1913 By: Unknown

A small but attractive arch bridge.

Old Capitol Trail Bridge
Marshallton Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.6 Miles (7.5 Kilometers)

Old Capitol Trail Over Red Clay Creek in Marshallton: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 119 ft. Main Span: 113 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1931 By: George E. Shockley of Rehoboth, Delaware and Delaware State Highway Department

This plate girder bridge was designed to look as attractive as possible, and has an unusual curved design.

Hillendale Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.7 Miles (7.5 Kilometers)

Hillendale Road (TR-337) Over West Branch Red Clay Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 65 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 17.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1932 By: Unknown

This is one of the younger examples of a highway plate girder in Chester County.

Rising Sun Lane Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.1 Miles (8.2 Kilometers)

Rising Sun Lane Over Brandywine Creek in Henry Clay: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 129 ft. Main Span: 123 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1928 By: Standard Engineering and Contracting Company and Harrington, Howard, and Ash of Kansas City, Missouri

A rare in-state example of its kind, this historic bridge was rehabilitated and preserved.

Stanton-Christiana Road Bridge
State Bridge NC-246
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.9 Miles (9.4 Kilometers)

Stanton-Christiana Road (Former DE-4 and DE-7) Over White Clay Creek and Mill Creek in Stanton: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Concrete 10 Panel Tied Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed

Length: 125 ft. Main Span: 125 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1942 By: J. A. Bader Company of Wilmington, Delaware and Delaware State Highway Department

This is the only known surviving rainbow arch bridge in Delaware, and nationally is a very late example of this type.

Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.1 Miles (9.8 Kilometers)

Mill Road (TR-402) Over West Branch Red Clay Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 60 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1889 By: John Denithorne and Sons of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

This truss bridge has been replaced with a stringer, and the truss lines were retained as decorations.

Maryland Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.2 Miles (10 Kilometers)

Maryland Avenue (DE-4) Over Little Mill Creek in Wilmington: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 50 ft. Main Span: 50 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1931 By: Ed Daylor of Coatesville, Pennsylvania

This is a classic example of a concrete deck arch bridge.

Denton Hollow Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.2 Miles (10.1 Kilometers)

Denton Hollow Road Over Pocopson Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 37 ft. Main Span: 30 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1914 By: George Dole of Wilmington, Delaware and Nathan R. Rambo

A traditional stone arch bridge with a small concrete slab approach span.

Brandywine Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.5 Miles (10.4 Kilometers)

Railroad (CSX) Over Brandywine Creek in Wilmington: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 764 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Main Spans: 7

Built 1910 By: Unknown

This is an enormous stone arch bridge built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

Brandywine Creek Footbridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.5 Miles (10.4 Kilometers)

Non-Motorized Path Over Brandywine Creek in Wilmington: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Metal Pony Truss Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1909 By: Unknown

This is an uncommon and attractive suspension bridge built to carry pedestrian traffic.

Van Buren Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.9 Miles (11.1 Kilometers)

Van Buren Street Over Brandywine Creek and Canal in Wilmington: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 354 ft. Main Span: 64 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 8

Built 1906 By: Unknown and Concrete-Steel Engineering Company of New York, New York

Although heavilly reconstructed and rendered non-structural, this arch remains an extremely rare example of a Melan arch.

Watson Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.9 Miles (11.2 Kilometers)

Watson Mill Road Over Broad Run in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 33 ft. Main Span: 30 ft. Roadway: 17.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1915 By: Crossan Construction Company of Philadelphia and Brownsville, Pennsylvania

One of several bridges in Chester County that combine traditional stone technology with period reinforced concrete and steel stringer technology.

Washington Street Bridge
Washington Memorial Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.1 Miles (11.5 Kilometers)

Washington Street Over Brandywine Creek in Wilmington: New Castle County, Delaware, United States

Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Closed Spandrel (Ribbed) Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 720 ft. Main Span: 250 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1922 By: Walsh Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa, and Syracuse, New York and Benjamin H. Davis of New York, New York

The only open spandrel concrete arch in Delaware features substantial architectural details.

Lenape Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.2 Miles (11.5 Kilometers)

Lanape Road (PA-52) Over Brandywine Creek Floodplain in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 308 ft. Main Span: 44 ft. Roadway: 21 ft. Main Spans: 7

Built 1912 By: Corcoran Construction Company of West Chester, Pennsylvania and Nathan R. Rambo

This is one of the longest stone arch bridges in a county with a large number of stone arch bridges.

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Landenberg Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.5 Miles (12.1 Kilometers)

Landenberg Road Over East Branch White Clay Creek in Landenberg: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 82 ft. Main Span: 79 ft. Roadway: 18.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Schuylkill Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Built by a local bridge builder, this historic bridge was replaced, but the trusses were placed on top of the replacement bridge as decoration.

3rd Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.1 Miles (13.1 Kilometers)

3rd Street (PA-3035) Over East Branch White Clay Creek in Avondale: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 40 ft. Main Span: 29 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1912 By: D. E. O'Connell and Sons and Nathan R. Rambo

This small stone arch bridge has two spans of different size.

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State Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.4 Miles (13.5 Kilometers)

State Street Over Indian Creek in Avondale: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal (Concrete Encased) Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 37 ft. Main Span: 35 ft. Roadway: 23 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1921 By: Unknown

This unusual concrete encased steel stringer bridge is noted for its lattice railing.

Allerton Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.6 Miles (13.8 Kilometers)

Allerton Road Over East Branch Brandywine Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 102 ft. Main Span: 95 ft. Roadway: 14.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1905 By: Unknown

This bridge is an interesting and early example of a riveted through truss.

Embreeville Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.2 Miles (14.7 Kilometers)

Embreeville Road (PA-162) Over West Branch Brandywine Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 220 ft. Main Span: 75 ft. Roadway: 22 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1923 By: Dunleavy Brothers of Coatesville, Pennsylvania and Harry K. Ellis

This unusual concrete arch bridge has three arch spans, one small closed spandrel and two larger open spandrel spans.

Indian Creek Railroad Bridges
Pomeroy and Newark Railroad Bridges
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.5 Miles (15.3 Kilometers)

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Indian Creek in Avondale: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This is a pair of nearly idencial plate girder bridges located about a quarter mile from each other on the same line crossing the same creek.

Creek Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.6 Miles (15.4 Kilometers)

Creek Road (PA-3061) Over Taylors Run in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 48 ft. Main Span: 21 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1914 By: Corcoran Construction Company of West Chester, Pennsylvania and Nathan R. Rambo

This is one of the earliest and least altered examples of an unusual jack-arch deck steel stringer bridge design in the county.

County Park Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.7 Miles (15.6 Kilometers)

County Park Road Over West Branch Brandywine Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 144 ft. Main Span: 47 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 4

Built 1908 By: Corcoran Construction Company of West Chester, Pennsylvania and Nathan R. Rambo

This bridge is among the larger of the stone arch bridges in Chester County.

Brandywine Bridge
Cope's Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.8 Miles (15.7 Kilometers)

Strasburg Road (PA-162) Over East Branch Brandywine Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 152 ft. Main Span: 66 ft. Roadway: 21.7 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1807 By: Anthony Taylor and John Lewis

This ancient stone arch bridge is one of the two oldest bridges in the county.

Mercer's Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.9 Miles (15.9 Kilometers)

Flint Hill Road Over White Clay Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 46 ft. Main Span: 21 ft. Roadway: 17.7 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1923 By: Unknown

With its paneled railings, this is an unaltered example of a 1920s reinforced concrete slab type bridge.

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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