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Concord Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

Concord Road Over Chester Creek in Concord: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 30 ft. Main Span: 26 ft. Roadway: 27 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1898 By: Unknown

This small stone arch bridge has suffered from modern alteration with concrete.

Wawa Road Culvert
HSR

Rough Distance: 3 Miles (4.9 Kilometers)

Wawa Road Over Unnamed Creek in Chester Heights: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1916 By: George Wood

This is a tiny stone culvert.

Westtown Station Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4 Miles (6.4 Kilometers)

Street Road (PA-926) Over Chester Creek Branch in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 38 ft. Main Span: 36 ft. Roadway: 20.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: P. J. McCormick and Son of West Chester, Pennsylvania and Nathan R. Rambo

This is an attractive small stone arch bridge in good condition.

Chadds Ford Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.8 Miles (9.4 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.

Garrett Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.8 Miles (9.4 Kilometers)

Garrett Mill Road Over Ridley Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 4 Panel Welded Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 43 ft. Main Span: 42 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1933 By: Chester County Maintenance Forces and Harry K. Ellis

This is an extremely old example of a welded truss bridge.

Resevoir Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.2 Miles (9.9 Kilometers)

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

Stone and Brick Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 21 ft. Main Span: 19 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This small arch bridge with brick ring and stone wall has been altered.

Dutton Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.2 Miles (10 Kilometers)

Dutton Mill Road Over Ridley Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 32 ft. Main Span: 27 ft. Roadway: 18.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

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

Montchanin Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.2 Miles (10 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.

Ridley Creek Viaduct
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.1 Miles (11.5 Kilometers)

Railroad (SEPTA, Media/Elwyn Line) Over Ridley Creek and Ridley Creek Road in Media: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 680 ft.

Built By: Unknown

This is a traditional tower and girder style railroad bridge.

Lenape Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.7 Miles (12.3 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.

West Chester Bypass Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.9 Miles (12.7 Kilometers)

Railroad (Abandoned West Chester Railroad) Over West Chester Bypass (US-322) in West Chester: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

Attractive abutment design makes this abandoned plate girder overpass look more interesting.

Denton Hollow Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.9 Miles (12.7 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: 8 Miles (12.8 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: 8 Miles (12.8 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.

Rising Sun Lane Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8 Miles (12.9 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.

Van Buren Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.1 Miles (13.1 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.

Washington Street Bridge
Washington Memorial Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.3 Miles (13.3 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.

Cokes Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.4 Miles (13.6 Kilometers)

Whitehorse Road (PA-1005) Over Crum Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone and Brick Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 28 ft. Main Span: 25 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1904 By: R. T. Meredith and Nathan R. Rambo

This is a small but beautiful example of the unusual brick and stone combination bridges in the county.

Allerton Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.5 Miles (13.7 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.

Jaffrey Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.7 Miles (13.9 Kilometers)

Jaffrey Road Over Crum Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 21 ft. Main Span: 21 ft. Roadway: 20.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1920 By: Unknown

This bridge is a concrete arch with a stone facing so it looks like a stone arch bridge,

Nortonville Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.8 Miles (14.2 Kilometers)

US-130 (Crown Point Road) Over Oldmans Creek in Nortonville: Gloucester County, New Jersey and Salem County, New Jersey, United States

Metal Through Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 228 ft. Main Span: 85 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1936 By: Vare Construction Company and Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tammen of New York, New York

One of three historic vertical lift bridges in the area, this one no longer operates for boats.

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Lloyd Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.9 Miles (14.3 Kilometers)

Lloyd Street Over Railroad (Amtrak, Northeast Corridor) in Chester: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Girder, Fixed

Length: 126 ft. Main Span: 77 ft. Roadway: 31.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1899 By: Unknown

This bridge was noted as a somewhat early surviving rivet-connected truss bridge in Pennsylvania.

Springs Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.1 Miles (14.6 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.

Snuff Mill Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.1 Miles (14.6 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.

Creek Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.7 Miles (15.6 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.

Warren Avenue Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.7 Miles (15.6 Kilometers)

Railroad (Pennsylvania Railroad) Over Warren Avenue in Malvern: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone and Brick Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This is one of a number of Pennsylvania Railroad overpasses that are stone except for the arch ring and barrel which is brick.

Chester Creek Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.8 Miles (15.7 Kilometers)

Railroad (CSX and Norfolk Southern) Over Chester Creek in Chester: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier)

Length: 160 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1907 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and A. Hunter

This bridge was originally built as a swing bridge, however it no longer operates for boats.

Ravine Road Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.9 Miles (15.9 Kilometers)

Railroad (Abandoned West Chester Railroad) Over Ravine Road in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Slab, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1915 By: Unknown

This tiny overpass bridge is a reminder of a railroad line that once ran through here.

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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