Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.541164,-75.738161
Carries US 301/DE 896 over C&D Canal
Design: truss/through/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren through truss cantilever.
Total Length: 627.3 Feet
Span Length: 182.8 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over C&D Canal on US 301/DE 896
History: Built 1959; rehabilitated 1987
Built: 1959
Location: New Castle County
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309245
Summit Bridge Delaware
Photo posted to Wikipedia by user Lee Cannon
453930
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
453931
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
453932
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
453933
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
453934
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
453935
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
453936
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
453937
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
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5 12 21 DE Bridges 18
Photo taken by Ian Nelson in May 2021
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5 12 21 DE Bridges 25
Photo taken by Ian Nelson in May 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.552943,-75.651118
Carries US 13 over C&D Canal
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch
Total Length: 4209.2 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel through arch bridge over C&D Canal on US 13
History: Built 1941
Built: 1941
Location: New Castle County
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256226
Photo taken in July 2005
256227
Photo taken in July 2005
334464
St Georges Bridge
Wikipedia
420958
View from northwest
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in December 2017
439184
Closed for repair, October 2018
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
439189
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
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New bridge and old
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
439191
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
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St. Georges Bridge
1942 bridge opening
Photo from Delaware Public Archives
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5 12 21 DE Bridges 21
Photo taken by Ian Nelson in May 2021
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5 12 21 DE Bridges 22
Photo taken by Ian Nelson in May 2021
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.761111,-75.556667
Carries Augustine Cutoff over Brandywine Creek
Design: truss/deck/fink
Design Details: Fink deck truss
Total Length: 826.2 Feet
Span Length: 164.1 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge over Brandywine Creek on Augustine Cutoff in Wilmington
History: Built 1885 for B&O Railroad, replaced with stone arch bridge 1910; Converted to road bridge 1920; Pratt truss replaced with Warren truss 1980;
Built: 1885
Location: New Castle County
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316477
Where B & O R. R. crosses historic Brandywine River, at Wilmington, Del.
Boston Public Library
404511
Bridgemapper.com photo
Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2009
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View Southwest From The North Side Of The Bridge Noting Structure West Of Pier No. 5
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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View Southwest From The North Side Of The Bridge Noting Structure West Of Pier No. 5
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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View Southwest From The North Side Of The Bridge Noting Structure West Of Pier No. 5
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426707
View North From The South Side Of The Bridge Noting Sections 1 And 2 Of The Metal Bent Portions Of The Structure
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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View North From The South Side Of The Bridge Noting Sections 3 And 4 Of The Metal Bent Portions Of The Structure
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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View North From The Center Of Kentmere Drive Of The Fourth, Fifth, And Sixth Sections Of The Metal Bent Portion Of The Structure
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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View North From The Adjacent B & O Railroad Bridge Of Pier No. 1 And Portions Of The Deck And Super-Structure
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426711
View North From The Adjacent B & O Railroad Bridge Of Pier No. 2 And Portions Of The Deck And Super-Structure
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426712
View North From The Adjacent B & O Railroad Bridge Of Portion Of The Main Truss Span Over The Brandywine River
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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View North From The Adjacent B & O Railroad Bridge Of Portion Of The Main Truss Span Over The Reservoir Of The Augustine Paper Mills, National Register Site
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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View North From The Adjacent B & O Railroad Bridge Of Portion Of The Main Truss Span Over The Reservoir Of The Augustine Paper Mills, National Register Site, Including Pier No. 4
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426715
View North From The Adjacent B & O Railroad Bridge Of Portion Of The Main Truss Span Over The Reservoir Of The Augustine Paper Mills, National Register Site, Including Pier No. 4
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426716
View North From The Adjacent B & O Railroad Bridge Of Pier No. 4 And Portions Of The Main Truss Span And Deck East Of The Pier
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426717
View North From The Adjacent B & O Railroad Bridge Of Portion Of Main Truss Span Between Pier No. 4. And Pier No. 5
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426718
View North From The Adjacent B & O Railroad Bridge Of Pier No. 5 And Portion Of The Deck And Super-Structure
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426719
View West From The South Side Of The Bridge Noting Masonry Retaining Wall And First Metal Bent Section Of Structure
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426720
View West From The Center Of The Structure Noting Detail Of Structural Work In Section 1 Of The Metal Bent Portions Of The Structure
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426721
View West From The Center Of The Structure Noting Sections 1 And 2 Of The Metal Bent Portions Of The Structure
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426722
View Northeast From The South Side Of The Bridge Noting Details Of Sections 2, 3, And 4 Of The Metal Bent Portions Of The Structure
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426723
View North From The South Side Of The Bridge Noting Detail Of The Metal Bent Connection No. 2
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426724
View Southwest From Under The Structure Noting Detail Of Metal Bent Connection Number 2
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426725
View North From The South Side Of The Bridge Noting Detail Of The Metal Bent Pin Connection Number 4
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426726
View Southwest From Under The Structure Noting Detail Of Metal Bent Pin Connection Number 4
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426727
View East From The Center Of The Structure Thru The Center Of The Structure
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426728
View Southeast From The North Side Of The Structure Noting Detail Of Pin Connection At East Abutment
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426729
View Northeast From Center Of Structure Noting Detail Of Pin Connection At East Abutment
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426730
View Southeast From Beneath Structure Noting Detail Of Pin Connection Near East Abutment
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426731
View North From South Side Of Structure Noting Detail Of Pin Connection Between Pier No. 5 And East Abutment
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426732
View Northwest From Beneath Structure Noting Addition Detail Of Pin Connection In Previous Photo
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426733
View Northwest From Beneath Structure Noting Detail Of Pin Connection Between Pier No. 5 And East Abutment
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426734
View Southeast From North Side Of Structure Noting Detail Of Section 2 Of The Metal Bent Portion Of The Structure
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426735
March 9, 1908 Bridge Details
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426736
April 25, 1908 Situation Plan, B & O Railroad (Blue Print)
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426737
April 25, 1908 Bridge Plan And Elevation (Blue Print)
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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April 25, 1908 Bridge Plan And Elevation (Blue Print)
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426739
March 27, 1915 Bridge Deck Details For Proposed Sidewalk
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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February 7, 1920 Bridge Deck Plan, New Castle County
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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February 18, 1920 Bridge Deck Plan, New Castle County
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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March 23, 1920 Bridge Deck Plan, New Castle County (Blue Print)
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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No Date Bridge Plan, Miscellaneous Details (Blue Print)
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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March 21, 1966 Bridge Details
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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February 24, 1970 Bridge Plans, Details Of Repairs
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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February 24, 1970 Bridge Plans, Details Of Repairs
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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February 24, 1970 Bridge Plans, Details Of Repairs
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
426748
March 1979 Bridge Plans For Haer
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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March 1979 Bridge Plans For Haer
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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March 1979 Bridge Plans For Haer
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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March 1979 Bridge Plans For Haer
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
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March 1979 Bridge Plans For Haer
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.732798,-75.760023
Carries Chambers Rock Road over White Clay Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Riveted Warren pony truss
Total Length: 68.9 Feet
Span Length: 66.9 Feet
Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over White Clay Creek on Chambers Rock Road in Newark
History: Built 1928; rehabilitated 1995
Built: 1928
Location: New Castle County
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121238
Chambers Rock Rd. Bridge plaque
Plaque located on truss member on eastern side of bridge
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in August 2008
121239
Chambers Rock Rd. Bridge
South-facing side of bridge as it carries Chambers Rock Rd over White Clay Creek
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in August 2008
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Chambers Rock Rd. Bridge--West Approach
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in August 2008
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Chambers Rock Rd. Bridge-- East Approach
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in August 2008
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View East, Roadway Elevation And Setting
Photo taken by Tim O'Brien for the Historic American Engineering Record
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View West, Roadway Elevation And Setting
Photo taken by Tim O'Brien for the Historic American Engineering Record
310512
View South, Looking At Entire North Side Of Bridge
Photo taken by Tim O'Brien for the Historic American Engineering Record
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View North, Looking At Entire South Side Of Bridge
Photo taken by Tim O'Brien for the Historic American Engineering Record
310514
View East, Approach Abutment Wall Detail
Photo taken by Tim O'Brien for the Historic American Engineering Record
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View Northwest, Detail Of Deck, Truss, And Steel Handrail
Photo taken by Tim O'Brien for the Historic American Engineering Record
310516
View West, Original Plaque On North Portal
Photo taken by Tim O'Brien for the Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.569167,-75.654722
Carries Dupont Highway over Dragon Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 24.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Dragon Creek on Dupont Highway in Delaware City
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.569167,-75.655000
Carries Dupont Highway over Dragon Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 24.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Dragon Creek on Dupont Highway in Delaware City
History: Built 1920; rehabilitated 1941
Built: 1920
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.816389,-75.585278
Carries Guyencourt Road over Reading Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 66.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over East Penn RR (former Reading Railroad) on Guyencourt Road
History: Built 1918; rehabilitated 1982
Built: 1918
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.710556,-75.608889
Carries James Street over Christina River
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 212.9 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Christina River on James St. in Newport
History: Built 1929; rehabilitated 1986
Built: 1929
Location: New Castle County
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134042
James Street Bridge Newport DE
Overview of bascule bridge. This was shot from the NW quadrant.
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in August 2008
134043
James St. Bridge Bascule section
This is a closer elevation showing the movable section of the bridge.
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in August 2008
134044
James Street Bridge Newport, DE overview
Another overview shot showing the north side of the bridge
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in August 2008
134045
Deck of James Street Bridge
View looking west of the deck area of bridge. Steel grid is the movable sections of the bridge. It is rarely opened.
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in August 2008
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Deck of James Street Bridge 2
A closer view looking to the west showing steel grid of moveable section.
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in August 2008
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Drawing
Drawing made by Douglas Butler
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James Street Bridge
1st car crossing October 16, 1929
Photo from Pinterest
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.781944,-75.600556
Carries Kennett Pike over Waterway
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Waterway on Kennett Pike in Greenville
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.694167,-75.720278
Carries Kirkwood Highway over Muddy Run
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 56.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Muddy Run on Kirkwood Highway in Newark
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1958
Built: 1900
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.759167,-75.558333
Carries Lovering Avenue over Bridle Path
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 43.0 Feet
Span Length: 36.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Bridle Path on Lovering Avenue in Wilmington
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.762778,-75.516944
Carries Phila Pk/Market over Shellpot Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 15.1 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Shellpot Creek on Phila Pk/Market in Bellefonte
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1995
Built: 1900
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.801389,-75.652222
Carries Creek Road over Red Clay Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 86.9 Feet
Span Length: 81.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Red Clay Creek on Creek Road in Hockessin
History: Built 1922; rehabilitated 2002
Built: 1922
Location: New Castle County
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360521
Creek Road Bridge
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.683350,-75.710129
Carries Amtrak over Ogletown Road
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Concrete Arch
Total Length: 45.9 Feet
Span Length: 45.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Ogletown Road on Amtrak
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920
Location: New Castle County
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469505
Ogletown Road Amtrak Overpass
looking north
Photo from deantigraffitibrigades
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.735550,-75.541137
Carries East 4th Street - US 13 over Christina River
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 628.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Christina River on East 4th St - US 13
History: Built 1980
Built: 1980
Location: New Castle County
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283997
Northeast Blvd. Bridge
Was Christina Ave
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2013
489513
Photo taken by Gannet
489514
Tech drawing from Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.731944,-75.580278
Carries Old Baltimore Pike over Little Mill Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 58.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Little Mill Creek on Old Baltimore Pike in Elsmere
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.728369,-75.636794
Carries Old Capitol Trail over Red Clay Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 119.1 Feet
Span Length: 112.9 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Red Clay Creek on Old Capitol Trail
History: Built 1931; rehabilitated 1989
Built: 1931
Location: New Castle County
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482183
Old Capitol Trail Bridge
Photo from lrcv.blogspot
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Old Capitol Trail Bridge
1932 view
Photo from DELDOT
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Old Capitol Trail Bridge
1932 view
Photo from DELDOT
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.769444,-75.576389
Carries Rising Sun Lane over Brandywine Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Riveted, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 128.9 Feet
Span Length: 123.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt trough truss bridge over Brandywine Creek on Rising Sun Road in Wilmington
History: Built 1928; rehabilitated 1979
Built: 1928
Location: New Castle County
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135407
Rising Sun Rd. Bridge elevation
Northwest side of Rising Sun Road bridge over Brandywine River
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in March 2009
135408
South Approach to Rising Sun Rd. Bridge
Approach to Rising Sun Rd bridge from the south side of bridge.
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in March 2009
404512
Bridgemapper.com photo
Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.796944,-75.574722
Carries Rockland Road over Brandywine Creek
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder
Total Length: 164.1 Feet
Span Length: 111.9 Feet
Overview: Deck girder bridge over Brandywine Creek on Rockland Road
History: Built 1933; rehabilitated 1993
Built: 1933
Location: New Castle County
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312421
View East, Roadway Elevation
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
312422
View West, Roadway Elevation
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
312423
View North, Looking At Entire South Side Of Bridge
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
312424
View Southeast, East End Parapet
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
312425
View Northwest, East End Parapet
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
312426
View North, Parapet With Incisions For Plaque (Missing)
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.736111,-75.553889
Carries South Market Street over Christina River
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 288.1 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Christina River on South Market Street in Wilmington
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: New Castle County
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266916
South Market Street Bridge
Large simple trunnion open.
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
266917
South Market Street Bridge
Closed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
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Cleveland State University Library Photograph Collection
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
341825
Library of Congress
341826
Library of Congress
344447
South Market Street Bridge
Bridge shown under construction in 1927--former bridge in background
Photo from Delaware DOT archives
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South Market Street Bridge
Photo from Delaware DOT archives
482182
South Market Street Bridge
Photo from Delaware Public Archives
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.735278,-75.550833
Carries Walnut Street over Christina River
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 640.1 Feet
Span Length: 276.0 Feet
Overview: Bascule bridge over Christina River on Walnut St. in Wilmington
History: Built 1954-57
Built: 1954-1957
Location: New Castle County
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283996
Walnut Street Bridge
Wilmington DE
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
344446
Walnut St Bridge Wilmington
Walnut St Bridge, Wilmington
Photo courtesy Delaware DOT
489512
Walnut Street Bridge tech drawing from Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.751944,-75.548056
Carries Washington Street over Brandywine Creek, Conrail
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: reinforced concrete open spandrel arch, according to Delaware DOT
Total Length: 720.2 Feet
Span Length: 250.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete open spandrel arch bridge over Brandywine Creek, Conrail on Washington St. in Wilmington
History: Built 1922; rehabilitated 2000
Built: 1922
Location: New Castle County
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334564
404513
Bridgemapper.com photo
Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2009
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Washington Street Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.807778,-75.675833
Carries Yorklyn Road over Red Clay Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Riveted Warren pony truss
Total Length: 78.1 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet
Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Red Clay Creek on Yorklyn Road in Hockessin
History: Built 1929; rehabilitated 1990
Built: 1929
Location: New Castle County
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121242
Yorklyn Rd. Bridge Plaque
Plaque on north side of bridge.
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in August 2008
121243
Yorklyn Road Bridge
East-facing side of bridge with cantilevered walkway
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in August 2008
121244
Yorklyn Road Bridge
North abutment and partial view of superstructure taken from the east
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in August 2008
121245
Yorklyn Road Bridge-- south approach
Southern approach of bridge looking north. Note cantilevered sidewalk/walkway on right
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in August 2008
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Yorklyn Road Bridge--north approach
Looking south at intersection of Yorklyn Road and Creek Rd. (Rt 82). Creek Rd is to the right.
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in August 2008
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Yorklyn Road Bridge-- west side
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in August 2008
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Yorklyn Road Bridge
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2016
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Yorklyn Road Bridge
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2016
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Yorklyn Road Bridge
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.798056,-75.657778
Carries Barley Mill Road over Red Clay Creek
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Town truss design; 2008 rehabilitation used bongassi wood in replacement of deck.
Total Length: 52.2 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet
Overview: Covered bridge over Red Clay Creek on Barley Mill Road in Ashland
History: Rehabilitated in 2008
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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121266
Ashland Bridge-- South approach
South approach on Barley Mill Road (looking north)
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in August 2008
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Ashland Bridge
North approach showing east side of bridge
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in August 2008
121268
Ashland Bridge
West side of bridge from the northern bank of Red Clay Creek
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in August 2008
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Interior of Ashland Bridge
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in August 2008
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Ashland Covered Bridge
HABS Photo
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Ashland Covered Bridge
HABS Photo
Status: Open to traffic
Original bridge was destroyed by a flood in 2003 and a replica was built in its place in 2008.
Location: 39.766082,-75.636952
Carries Foxhill Lane over Red Clay Creek
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Town truss covered bridge
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 53.5 Feet
Overview: Replica Covered Bridge over Red Clay Creek on Foxhill Lane
History: Original bridge was built in 1850 and destroyed by flood in 2003; a replica now stands in its place built in 2008
Built: 2009
Location: New Castle County
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151098
Wooddale Covered Bridge elevation
This is the SW facing elevation of the bridge (looking towards the NE). The bridge was completely rebuilt in 2008. Note that there is a rock facia over concrete abutments.
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in December 2009
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Southeast approach of Wooddale Covered Bridge
SE approach showing wing walls. The bridge was built oversized and does not follow the sizing of the original. This allows truck traffic to use the bridge.
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in December 2009
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Plaque on Wooddale Covered Bridge
Plaque provides a very brief history of the structures that once stood on the site.
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in December 2009
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Northwest approach of Wooddale Covered Bridge
NW approach showing wing walls. Stop sign on far side is where Wooddale Road intersects with Rolling Mill Rd. Location is off of Delaware Rt. 48.
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in December 2009
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Former Wooddale Bridge Town Lattice Truss
Surviving truss from destroyed original Wooddale Bridge, built ca. 1850, along shore of Red Clay Creek downstream from current bridge
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2009
197725
Wooddale Bridge
Taken from RR crossing west of bridge
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2009
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Wooddale Bridge and Wilmington & Western RR Train
The Wilmington & Western RR runs excursion trains past this bridge; seen here is former Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic 58, an 0-6-0
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Bridge was completely rehabilitated in 2002
Location: 39.755597,-75.551568
Carries Van Buren Street over Brandywine Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Earth-filled concrete arch bridge. Have not identified original builder but the bridge was rehabilitated by Corman Construction Company of Maryland.
Total Length: 353.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Brandywine Creek on Van Buren Street
History:
Built: 1906
Location: New Castle County
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Van Buren Street Bridge
SE elevation of Van Buren St. Bridge looking north from Wawaset St.
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in December 2009
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Elevation of Van Buren Street Bridge
Looking towards the WSW from the north bank of the Brandywine Creek. That is the I-95 bridge in the background.
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in December 2009
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Van Buren Street Bridge Elevation
Another tighter view of the East side of the bridge. That is I-95 to the left of the Van Buren St. Bridge.
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in December 2009
151105
North Approach
Approach to Van Buren St Bridge coming off of Monkey Hill in Brandywine Park. Note the cobblestones on the roadway. The roadway going up a step hill to the north of the bridge is paved with cobblestones to the top and has been that way probably since the road was originally built (perhaps around 1900??). The I-95 bridge also crossing Brandywine Creek can be seen in the background sweeping from right to left.
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in December 2009
405574
Bridgemapper.com photo
Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2009
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Van Buren Street Bridge
Photo from old postcard
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Van Buren Street Bridge
view c1910
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.558155,-75.582407
Carries DE 9 over C&D Canal
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Arch cantilever style cantilever through truss.
Total Length: 8432.5 Feet
Span Length: 600.1 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss bridge over C&D Canal on DE 9
History: Built 1968, replacing a lift bridge.
Built: 1968
Location: New Castle County
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313640
Reedypoint01
313641
Reedy point2
313642
Reedy Point Bridge
313643
Reedy point
420959
View from southwest
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in December 2017
420960
Underneath south end
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in December 2017
453938
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
453939
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
453940
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
453941
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
453942
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 39.760351,-75.556799
Carries Pedestrian path over Brandywine Creek
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Wire suspension bridge over Brandywine Creek on Pedestrian path
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909
Location: New Castle County
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405622
Bridgemapper.com photo
Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.837500,-75.578889
Carries Smith Bridge Road over Brandywine Creek
Design: truss/through/burr
Design Details: Original Burr Truss Covered Bridge - reconstructed in 2002
Total Length: 143.1 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Covered bridge with steel beams over Brandywine Creek on Smith Bridge Road
History: Built 1839 (Burr Truss Covered Bridge); Reconstructed 2002 (see Description for details)
Built: 1839
Location: New Castle County
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201239
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201240
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201241
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201242
North side
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201243
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201244
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201245
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201246
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201247
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201248
East portal
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201249
Car driving west
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201250
East view
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201251
Burr arch
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201252
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201253
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201254
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201255
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201256
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201257
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201258
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201259
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201260
Piers
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201261
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
281324
Historic American Buildings Survey W. Gould White, Photographer March 30, 1936 View From West Approach
Photo taken by W. Gould White for the Historic American Buildings Survey
281325
Historic American Buildings Survey W. Gould White, Photographer March 30, 1936 View Of North Side
Photo taken by W. Gould White for the Historic American Buildings Survey
281326
Historic American Buildings Survey W. Gould White, Photographer March 30, 1936 Detail Of Braced Arch Construction
Photo taken by W. Gould White for the Historic American Buildings Survey
494006
Smith's Bridge 08-02-01 #2
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.692222,-75.530000
Carries Eastbound I-295/US 40 over Delaware River
Design: suspension
Design Details: Suspension
Total Length: 10796.5 Feet
Span Length: 2150.0 Feet
Overview: Suspension bridge over Delaware River on Eastbound I-295/US 40
History: Built 1951; rehabilitated 1970
Built: 1951
Location: New Castle County
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201290
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201291
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201292
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201293
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201294
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201295
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201296
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201297
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201298
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201299
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201300
Photo taken by Jodi Christman
201301
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201302
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201303
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201304
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201305
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
201306
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011
256204
Photo taken by in July 2005
256205
Photo taken by in July 2005
256206
Photo taken by in July 2005
256207
Photo taken by in July 2005
256208
Photo taken by in July 2005
256209
Photo taken by in July 2005
256210
Photo taken by in July 2005
325582
Delaware River Memorial Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2015
325583
Delaware River Memorial Bridge
Looking SE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2015
325584
Delaware River Memorial Bridge
Looking SE-west towers foreground
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2015
325585
Delaware River Memorial Bridge
Looking SE-east towers
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2015
325586
Delaware River Memorial Bridge
Looking SE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2015
325587
Delaware River Memorial Bridge
Detail-east tower anchors
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2015
371720
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
371721
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
371722
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
371723
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
371724
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
371725
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
371726
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
371727
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
371728
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
371729
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
371730
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
371731
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
371732
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
371733
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
371734
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
371735
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
371736
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
499317
Delaware Memorial Bridge (1951 Eastbound)
single bridge c1951
Photo from old postcard
Status: In use by Norfolk Southern Railroad
Bridge is part of Norfolk Southern railroad property scheduled to be leased/transferred to new operator, Delmarva Central Railroad, by end of 2016.
Location: 39.543434,-75.703061
Carries Delmarva Central Railroad over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Design: truss/modern/through/warren
Design Details: Modern Warren through truss lift span
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Modern Warren through truss lift bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Delmarva Central Railroad
History:
Built: 1965
Location: New Castle County
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215738
Norfolk & Southern RR Trestle Bridge
Photo taken by 'JimInJersey' from Panoramio in January 2010
215739
From the water
Marcel D., June 2010
265105
Summit Point Railroad Bridge
Delaware
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
297917
NS - Chesapeke & Delaware Canal Bridge
Delaware
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
357843
NS -Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Bridge
Raised
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in July 2016
370160
NS - Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Bridge
Norfolk Southern train K64 with a new crew heads south over the C&D Canal draw bridge on November 14, 2016.
Photo by Christian Bentley via Facebook, used with permission
428108
Old (left) and new bridges, March 1970
Lloyd Teitsworth
428109
Old and new bridges, March 1970
Lloyd Teitsworth
438630
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
438631
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
438632
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
438633
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
438634
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
438635
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
438636
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
438637
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
439412
Raised for boat traffic
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2018
475932
6 1 20 DE Bridges 12
Photo taken by Ian Nelson in June 2020
475933
6 1 20 DE Bridges 9
Photo taken by Ian Nelson in June 2020
498566
5 12 21 DE Bridges 12
Photo taken by Ian Nelson in May 2021
498567
5 12 21 DE Bridges 23
Photo taken by Ian Nelson in May 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.549722,-75.656111
Carries Delaware Highway 1 over C&D Canal, Rd 412
Design: suspension/stayed
Design Details: Cable-stayed
Total Length: 4650.2 Feet
Span Length: 750.0 Feet
Overview: Cable-stayed bridge over C&D Canal, Rd 412 on Delaware Highway 1
History: Built 1995
Built: 1995
Location: New Castle County
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256228
Photo taken in July 2005
256229
Photo taken in July 2005
420957
View from northeast
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in December 2017
438621
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
438622
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
438623
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
438624
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
438625
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
438626
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in October 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.711615,-75.661457
Carries CSX Transportation (former Baltimore & Ohio RR,) over Mill Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Mill Creek on CSX Transportation (former Baltimore & Ohio RR,)
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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272253
B&O Mill Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Thomas Gears Dec. 2013, used with permission
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.689653,-75.519939
Carries I-295/US 40 over Delaware River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Cable suspension
Total Length: 10796.5 Feet
Span Length: 2150.0 Feet
Overview: Suspension bridge over Delaware River on Westbound I-295/US 40
History: Built 1968 as an almost identical twin to the 1951 Delaware Memorial Bridge that carries eastbound traffic
Built: 1968
Location: New Castle County
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325588
Delaware Memorial Bridge
Looking East-bridge on left
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2015
325589
Delaware Memorial Bridge
Looking SE-bridge on left. West tower in foreground
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2015
325590
Delaware Memorial Bridge
Looking SE-bridge on left. West tower in foreground
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2015
325591
Delaware Memorial Bridge
East tower
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2015
325592
Delaware Memorial Bridge
Looking SE-Bridge on left. East tower
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2015
325593
Delaware Memorial Bridge
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2015
345855
NB towers under repair
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in July 2015
345856
NB towers under repair
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in July 2015
371707
East Tower Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
371708
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
371709
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
371710
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
371711
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
371712
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
371713
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
371714
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
371715
NW anchor
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
371716
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
371717
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
371718
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
371719
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
405612
Bridgemapper.com photo
Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.739916,-75.536767
Carries Amtrak (former Penn Central/PRR) over Brandywine River/Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Built as deck plate girder swing but has not opened in decades, and is officially exempt from being required to open as per Code of Federal Regulations
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Brandywine River on Pennsylvania RR / Conrail
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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284471
PRR - Branywine River Bridge
Wilmington DE
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
288633
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
288634
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
288635
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
344798
Amtrak - Brandywine River Bridge
Feb. 13, 2006
Photo by Tom Gears, used with permission--other rights reserved
393706
Amtrak - Brandywine River Bridge
Amtrak former PRR GG1 4896 leads a southbound over the bridge towards Wilmington Station on Dec. 12, 1978.
Photo by Tim Cronin, used with permission
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.728550,-75.533691
Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Christina River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Christina River on Norfolk Southern Railway
History: Built 1888
Built: 1888
Location: New Castle County
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286981
NS - Lower Shellpot Bridge
Delaware
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013
344794
NS - Lower Shellpot Bridge
Photo by Tom Gears, used with permission
344795
NS - Lower Shellpot Bridge
2005 photo
Photo by Tom Gears, used with permission--other rights reserved
344796
NS - Lower Shellpot Bridge
2005 photo
Photo by Tom Gears, used with permission--other rights reserved
344797
NS - Lower Shellpot Bridge
2005 photo
Photo by Tom Gears, used with permission--other rights reserved
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.723816,-75.559904
Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Christina River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Christina River on Norfolk Southern Railway
History: Built 1888; Rehabilitated 2003;
Built: 1888
Location: New Castle County
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286994
NS - Upper Shellpot Bridge
Wilmington DE
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
341828
Photo taken by Edward Weston
Status: Abandoned
Location: 39.723280,-75.560172
Carries Abandoned Reading Railroad over Christina River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned through truss bridge over Christina River on Abandoned Reading Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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286995
Reading - Christina River Swing Bridge
Swung open
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
341827
Photo taken by Edward Weston
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.726284,-75.532476
Carries I 495 over Christina River, Norfolk Southern Railroad
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Haunched deck plate girder
Total Length: 4804.4 Feet
Span Length: 325.1 Feet
Overview: Haunched deck plate girder bridge over Christina River, Norfolk Southern Railroad on I 495
History: Built 1974; rehabilitated 2006; Temporarily closed & pieres jacked 2014
Built: 1974
Location: New Castle County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 39.547491,-75.702230
Carries over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss vertical lift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Pennsylvania RR
History: Built ca. 1925 to replace earlier bridge when canal expanded after acquisition by Army Corps of Engineers, replaced by new bridge 1/4 mile to south as canal realigned and widened in 1960s; Completely removed 1972
Built: ca. 1925
Location: New Castle County
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285305
PRR - Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Bridge
Bridge removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
375782
Cleveland State University Library photograph Collection
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
428105
PRR - Second Chesapeake & Delaware Canal RR Bridge
Gregory D. Pawelski Follow · 16 March 2015 · Edited · Aerial view of the narrow C&D Canal Bridge on the PRR's Delmarva Secondary Track near St. Georges, De. on May 1, 1937.
Dallin Aerial Survey Company
428106
Old (upper left) and new bridges in 1970
Lloyd Teitsworth
428107
Old (left) and new bridges, March 1970
Lloyd Teitsworth
Status: No longer exists
Location: 39.732208,-75.530201
Carries 7th Street over Brandywine River
Design: truss/through/lattice
Design Details: Lattice through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Lattice through truss swing bridge over Brandywine River on 7th Street
History: Built 1902
Built: 1902
Location: New Castle County
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287614
Seventh street bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2013
403200
Seventh street bridge Wilmington DE
Wilmington Delaware Public Library
Photo taken by Wilmigton Delaware Public Library
502728
Courtesy of the Wilmington Morning News
502729
Courtesy of the Wilmington Morning News
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.558306,-75.582635
Carries Route 9 over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss vertical-lift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker through truss vertical-lift bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Route 9
History: Built 1927; Replaced 1968
Built: 1927
Location: New Castle County
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287606
Reedy Point Bridge (Old)
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2013
459572
Reedy Point Bridge (Old)
The Evening Journal: May 1927
Status: Replaced
Location: 39.735185,-75.541292
Carries 3rd Street over Christina River
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss bascule with through truss approaches
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost deck truss bascule bridge over Christina River on 3rd Street
History:
Built: 1917
Location: New Castle County
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289180
Third Street Bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
334408
From "The Strauss Bascule Bridge Company, Inc., engineers and designers of trunnion, bascule and direct lift bridges." by the Strauss Bascule Bridge Company. Published 1920.
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
504027
Third Street Bridge
1917 view
Photo from old postcard
Status: Built in 1927; replaced by a new bridge in 1959
Location: 39.541724,-75.725961
Carries Summit Bridge Road over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss vertical lift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Summit Bridge Road
History:
Built: 1927
Location: New Castle County
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289901
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Bridge
Chesapeake City DE
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013
375781
Chesapeake & Dalaware Canal Bridge
Cleveland State University Library Photograph Collection Phoenix Bridge Co
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.808305,-75.476387
Carries CSX Railroad over South Branch Naaman Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over South Branch Naaman Creek on CSX Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.808956,-75.441530
Carries Amtrak over Naaman Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Naaman Creek on Amtrak
History: Built 1901
Built: 1901
Location: New Castle County
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305968
Naaman Creek Bridge. Naaman, Newcastle Co., De. Sec. 1201, Mp 18.62
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.809678,-75.442778
Carries Philadelphia Pike/US13 over Naamans Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Deck arch
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 45.9 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck arch bridge over Naamans Creek on Philadelphia Pike/US13
History: Built 1919; rehabilitated 1955; Replaced 1997
Built: 1919
Location: New Castle County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 39.444208,-75.663157
Carries over Blackbird Creek
Design: suspension/stayed
Design Details: Cable-stayed truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Cable-stayed bridge over Blackbird Creek
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925
Location: New Castle County
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306556
Blackbird Creek Bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.452960,-75.655139
Carries Delaware State Route 299 Main Street Road over Appoquinnimink River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Appoquinnimink River on Delaware State Route 299 Main Street Road
History: Built 1929; Replaced 1991
Built: 1929
Location: New Castle County
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301265
Appoquinnimink River Bridge
Fixed in place
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
311000
General View, Looking Southeast
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
311001
General View, Looking Northwest
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
311002
General View, Looking Northeast
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
311003
General View, Looking Southwest
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
311004
Side View, Looking Northeast At Plate Girder And Swing Piviot
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
311005
Side View, Looking East At Abutment Area And Wheel Supports
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
311006
Bridge Plaque
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
311007
Side View, Looking Northeast At Abutment Area
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
311008
Side View, Looking North At Outer Approach Abutment Wall
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
311009
On Deck, Looking Northeast At Steel Plate Girder
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
311010
On Deck, Looking Southwest At Steel Plate Girder
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
311011
Below Deck, Details Of Center Piviot
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.808091,-75.442434
Carries Amtrak over Steel Mill Road
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Steel Mill Road on Amtrak
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.810193,-75.440430
Carries Amtrak over US 13
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 118.1 Feet
Span Length: 58.1 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over US 13 on Amtrak
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.782881,-75.701595
Carries Evanson Road over Mill Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss.
Two-panel, riveted, Warren pony truss bridge composed of wrought iron angles for the chords, diagonals and verticals.
Total Length: 20.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Mill Creek on Evanson Road
History: Built between 1873 and 1900. Known rehabilitation 1926 and 1982.
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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310568
View Northwest
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
310569
View East
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
310570
View South
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
310571
View North
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.786147,-75.561742
Carries Rockland Road over Husbands Run
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 27.6 Feet
Span Length: 25.3 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Husbands Run on Rockland Road
History: Built 1932; rehabilitated 1993
Built: 1932
Location: New Castle County
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312412
View North, Roadway
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
312413
View South, Roadway
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
312414
View East, Looking At Entire West Side Of Bridge
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
312415
View West, Looking At Entire East Side Of Bridge
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
312416
View Northeast, Looking At West Side Of Bridge
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
312417
View Southwest, East Parapets
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
312418
View Northwest
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
312419
View Southwest
Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Bascule bridge; the bridge is replaced with a new bridge
Location: 39.570278,-75.590556
Carries Delaware Rt. 9 / 5th Street over Delaware City Branch Channel ; a channel of the Chesapeake & Delaware (C&D) Canal
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 134.5 Feet
Span Length: 88.6 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Delaware City Branch Channel ; a channel of the Chesapeake & Delaware (C&D) Canal on Delaware Rt. 9 / 5th Street
History: Built 1933; rehabilitated 1991
Built: 1933
Location: New Castle County
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313644
Delaware City Branch Channel Bridge
313645
Delaware City Branch Channel Bridge
313649
Delaware City Branch Channel Bridge
Delaware
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
459576
Delaware City Branch Channel Bridge
Photo taken by W.B. Nichols
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.760606,-75.556829
Carries CSX Transportation (former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad) over Brandywine Creek
Design: arch/deck/brick
Design Details: Closed-spandrel stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Brandywine Creek on CSX Transportation (former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad)
History: Built 1910 to replace steel deck truss span adjacent (which was adapted for road use 1920-1980)
Built: 1910
Location: New Castle County
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455730
CSX - Brandywine River Bridge
looking north
Photo from Wikimedia Commons
455732
CSX - Brandywine River Bridge
Photo from Mapio.net
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 39.707311,-75.652490
Carries DE Route 4 / DE Route 7 (Old Alignment) over White Clay Creek and Mill Creek
Design: arch/through/concrete
Design Details: Rainbow arch (concrete bowstring/tied arch bridge)
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 125.0 Feet
Overview: Marsh arch bridge on DE Route 4 / DE Route 7
History:
Built: 1942
Location: New Castle County
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334823
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
334824
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
334825
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
358170
Photo taken by Nathan Myers in July 2016
Status: No longer exists
Location: 39.734022,-75.558765
Carries Baltimore & Ohio Railroad over Christina River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Christina River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
History: Removed sometime after 1929
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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341815
W&W - Christina River Bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler
341824
Library of Congress
Status: Removed
Location: 39.718230,-75.577878
Carries Penn Central Railroad over Christina River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Christina River on Penn Central Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.735814,-75.564171
Carries Amtrak over Beech Street; Land
Design: arch/deck/brick
Design Details: Brick arch
Total Length: 2161.3 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Brick arch bridge over Beech Street; Land on Amtrak
History: Built 1902
Built: 1902
Location: New Castle County
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341816
Library of Congress
341817
Library of Congress
341818
Library of Congress
341819
Library of Congress
341820
Library of Congress
341821
Library of Congress
341822
Library of Congress
341823
Library of Congress
Status: Ferry no longer in service; Transfer bridge remains as an abandoned structure
Location: 39.733823,-75.476368
Carries NJ48 over Delaware River
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Ferry over Delaware River on NJ48
History: Service ended 1951
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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Status: No longer in service; Transfer bridge (Delaware Side) and an industrial dock (New Jersey side.) remain as abandoned remnants
Location: 39.698772,-75.522376
Carries Reading Railroad over Delaware River
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Ferry across Delaware River on Reading Railroad
History: Built 1922; Removed from service 1976
Built: 1922
Location: New Castle County
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341829
Photo taken by Craig Bruce
Status: Ferry no longer in service; Only posts remain
Location: 39.661158,-75.558094
Carries US 40 over Delaware River
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Ferry across Delaware River on US 40
History: Service ended 1951
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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341830
Library of Congress
Status: Destroyed by flooding from Tropical Storm Isabel in September 2003
Location: 39.765950,-75.636888
Carries formerly private lane over Red Clay Creek
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Town lattice through truss
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 53.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Red Clay Creek on formerly private lane
History: Built ca. 1850, rehabilitated 1939, 1969, and 1981, lost to flood Sept. 2003
Built: 1850 (ca.)
Location: New Castle County
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385120
Wooddale Covered Bridge
Wreckage of Wooddale Bridge from downstream side Sept. 20, 2003
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in September 2003
385119
Wreckage of Wooddale Bridge from east end Sept. 20, 2003
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in September 2003
385118
Wooddale Covered Bridge (Old) 08-02-04x
Wreckage of Wooddale Bridge from upstream side Sept. 20, 2003
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in September 2003
349623
Former Wooddale Bridge Town Lattice Truss
Surviving truss from destroyed original Wooddale Bridge, built ca. 1850, along shore of Red Clay Creek downstream from current bridge
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2009
349624
Wooddale Covered Bridge (Old)
1981 view
Roy Klotz via Wikipedia
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Purchased for $1 from SEPTA/Delaware County, moved to site 2009-2010 to replace pony truss bridge washed out in 2003
Location: 39.740013,-75.632205
Carries Pedestrian path over Red Clay Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 63.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over Red Clay Creek on Pedestrian path
History: Built 1882 at Wawa, Pennsylvania; purchased and relocated 2009-2010 to replace earlier pony truss bridge washed out in 2003
Built: 1882
Location: New Castle County
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351274
Greenbank Mill Bridge (New)
Richard Frunzi, of the Greenbank Mill and Philips Farm, stands next to the bridge the Greenbank Mill purchased from Delaware County for $1 in April 2010.
Delaware County Times
354511
Greenbank Mill Bridge (New)
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2016
354512
Greenbank Mill Bridge (New)
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2016
354513
Greenbank Mill Bridge (New)
View from road bridge
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2016
Status: Ocasional use by excursion trains
Location: 39.801172,-75.654344
Carries Wilmington & Western RR (former Baltimore & Ohio) over Red Clay Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss on skew
Total Length: 104.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Red Clay Creek on Wilmington & Western RR (former Baltimore & Ohio)
History: Built 1907 from one span of Bridge 124 on B&O Wheeling Division; railroad sold to Historic Red Clay Valley 1982
Built: 1907
Location: New Castle County
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354508
WWRC - Ashland Truss Bridge
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2016
354509
WWRC - Ashland Truss Bridge
Creek Road Bridge on left, W&W bridge on right
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2016
354510
WWRC - Ashland Truss Bridge
Wilmington & Western's ex-Baltimore & Ohio SW1 8408 leads an excursion towards Hockessin on May 28, 2016
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.755888,-75.633991
Carries Wilmington & Western Railroad over Red Clay Creek
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Timber/steel trestle
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over Red Clay Creek on Wilmington & Western Railroad
History: Built 1870s along with railroad line but rebuilt numerous tomes, most recently 2003-2004
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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351690
Hercules Trestle
Pennsylvania RR diesel-electric car 4662 crosses Hercules Trestle on a Wilmington & Western excursion in April 2016.
Photo by Don Richard via Facebook, used with permission
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 39.807365,-75.679263
Carries Trail over Red Clay Creek
Design: truss/through/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring through truss
Total Length: 120.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.0 Feet
Overview: Bowstring through truss bridge over Red Clay Creek on Trail
History: The bridge was swept off it's piers in 2009, a friends group was formed but the county voted against supporting TAP funding. Sold as a complete bridge to DNREC in June of 2015.
Built: 1883
Location: New Castle County
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352486
McIntyre
Beauty Shot
Photo taken by Julie Bowers
352487
Nels & the Rivet Gang
Making Outriggers
Photo taken by Julie Bowers
352488
The short outrigger vertical post
Photo taken by Julie Bowers
352489
Truss in Old Location
Photo taken by Julie Bowers
352490
Truss Repairs - BACH Steel
Photo taken by Julie Bowers in April 2016
352491
The Yard
Photo taken by Julie Bowers in April 2016
429081
Nels & Derek Installing Paper Mill Bridge
Photo taken by Julie Bowers in June 2018
429082
The crew from DNREC, Parks and us.
Photo taken by Julie Bowers
429083
Paper Mill Bridge
Photo taken by Julie Bowers
456380
From Sept 18 2019 Cape Gazette article
Auburn Valley State Park has miles of accessible trails that include four historic bridges, built to provide new access across the scenic Red Clay Creek and to extend across the state line into Pennsylvania. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: No longer exists
Location: 39.569210,-75.590463
Carries Route 9 over Chesapeake & Delaware River
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer shear pole type
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Concrete stringer Shear pole bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware River on Route 9
History: Built 1910; replaced 1926
Built: 1910
Location: New Castle County
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353541
Reedy Point Bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2016
Status: The bridge has been restored and coated, and is awaiting installation in the Fall 2016.
Location: 39.808387,-75.681195
Carries over West Clay Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 69.8 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over West Clay Creek
History: This bridge was destined for a trail in York, Pennsylvania but they chose not to use it. It was listed for sale in the PennDOT "Bridges for Sale" Program. It has been engineered for 20 ton & widened to allow for 1-lane vehicular and pedestrians.
Built: 1889
Location: New Castle County
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353643
After Restoration - At Beech & Rich
Vertical Post
Photo taken by Julie Bowers
353644
Before the Dismantle
What's First - Nels Raynor in York, Pennsylvania with the BACH Steel Rivet Gang.
Photo taken by Julie Bowers
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.801336,-75.654261
Carries Creek Rd/Sr82 over Red Clay Creek
Design: girder/pony
Design Details: Through steel girder
Total Length: 107.0 Feet
Span Length: 104.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through girder bridge over Red Clay Creek on Creek Rd/Sr82
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: New Castle County
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354504
Creek Road Bridge
looking east/north/ Wilmington & Western bridge to right
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2016
354505
Creek Road Bridge
Ornamental parapets
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2016
354506
Creek Road Bridge
ornamental parapets
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2016
354507
Creek Road Bridge
Looking west
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2016
431085
Photo taken by Janis Ford in March 2013
431086
Photo taken by Janis Ford in March 2013
431087
Photo taken by Janis Ford in March 2013
431088
Photo taken by Janis Ford in March 2013
431089
Photo taken by Janis Ford in March 2013
431090
Photo taken by Janis Ford in March 2013
431091
Photo taken by Janis Ford in March 2013
Status: Removed but not replaced Dec. 1991
Location: 39.800026,-75.657627
Carries Barley Mill Road over Wilmington & Western RR
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Wilmington & Western RR on Barley Mill Road
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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Status: scheduled for demolition
Location: 39.739131,-75.510783
Carries Hay Road over Shellpot Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Shellpot Creek on Hay Road
History: built in 1978
Built: 1978
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.752138,-75.548349
Carries Washington Street over Brandywine Creek
Design: truss/deck/baltimore
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Baltimore deck truss bridge over Brandywine Creek on Washington Street
History: Built 1893; Replaced 1921
Built: 1893
Location: New Castle County
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378791
Wishington Street Bridge Circa 1915
Old Postcard View
501066
Washington Street Bridge (1893)
view c1906
Photo from old postcard
Status: Destroyed by flooding Sept. 2003
Location: 39.739951,-75.632124
Carries former Greenbank Road (bypassed) over Red Clay Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Red Clay Creek on former Greenbank Road (bypassed)
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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385121
Old Greenbank Mill Bridge
Wreckage of bridge in Red Clay Creek Sept. 20 2003 after destruction by Tropical Storm Isabel
Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in September 2003
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.750443,-75.543800
Carries NORTH MARKET ST over BRANDYWINE CREEK
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details:
Total Length: 211.0 Feet
Span Length: 154.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Brandywine Creek on North Market Street
History:
Built: 1928
Location: New Castle County
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405423
Bridgemapper.com photo
Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2009
482181
Market Street Bridge
1939 view
Photo from Delaware Public Archives
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 39.757893,-75.553017
Carries Brandywine Park trail over Branch of Brandywine Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Branch of Brandywine Creek on Brandywine Park trail
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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406767
Bridgemapper.com photo
Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2009
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 39.787931,-75.653261
Carries over Barley Mill Road
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 55.8 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over Barley Mill Road
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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496187
Arial view
Photo uploaded by Art S.
496188
Mount Cuba Bridge - restored
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.372669,-75.661661
Carries US 13 (Dupont Parkway) over Blackbird Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Blackbird Creek on US 13 (Dupont Parkway)
History: Southbound bridge built 1920; northbound bridge built 1933
Built: 1920
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.686586,-75.746497
Carries CSX Railroad over North Chapel Street
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 205.1 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over North Chapel Street on CSX Railroad
History: Built ca. 1920
Built: ca. 1920
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.640028,-75.736236
Carries Old Baltimore Pike over Christina Creek
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel arch
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet
Overview: Open-spandrel arch bridge over Christina Creek on Old Baltimore Pike
History: Built 1922
Built: 1922
Location: New Castle County
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501068
Cooch's Bridge
Photo taken by Sophia Schmidt
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.689422,-75.748717
Carries Paper Mill Road over White Clay Creek
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 160.1 Feet
Span Length: 118.1 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over White Clay Creek on Paper Mill Road
History: Built 1947; rehabilitated 1980
Built: 1947
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.773222,-75.578272
Carries DE 141 (Barley Mill Road) over Brandywine Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Variable-depth deck plate girder
Total Length: 816.0 Feet
Span Length: 158.1 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Brandywine Creek on DE 141 (Barley Mill Road)
History: Built 1951; rehabilitated 1980
Built: 1951
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 39.768233,-75.576689
Carries Abandoned Reading Railroad over Rising Sun Road
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 48.6 Feet
Span Length: 38.4 Feet
Overview: Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Rising Sun Road on Abandoned Reading Railroad
History: Built 1923
Built: 1923
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.756433,-75.552508
Carries I-95 over Brandywine Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 1882.0 Feet
Span Length: 245.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Brandywine Creek on I-95
History: Built 1964; rehabilitated 1984
Built: 1964
Location: New Castle County
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409968
Bridgemapper.com photo
Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.758018,-75.552941
Carries North Park Drive over Branch of Brandywine Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Branch of Brandywine Creek on North Park Drive
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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409969
Bridgemapper.com photo
Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.760919,-75.557033
Carries Augustine Cutoff over Brandywine Creek
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Warren deck truss
Total Length: 825.8 Feet
Span Length: 164.1 Feet
Overview: Warren deck truss bridge over Brandywine Creek on Augustine Cutoff
History: Built 1980 on 1885 substructure; Rehabilitated 2002 & 2013
Built: 1980
Location: New Castle County
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426703
Bridgemapper.com photo
Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.703494,-75.651550
Carries Amtrak over Old Rte. 7, Rd 336d
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 36.1 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Old Rte. 7, Rd 336d on Amtrak
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.546737,-75.702226
Carries Pennsylvania RR over Original Alignment C&D Canal
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Original Alignment C&D Canal on Pennsylvania RR
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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428103
PRR - First Chesapeake & Delaware Canal RR Bridge
PRR train crosses northbound ca. 1914
Delmarva History Facebook page
428209
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.739131,-75.510783
Carries Hay Road over Shellpot Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 129.9 Feet
Span Length: 38.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Shellpot Creek on Hay Road
History: Built 1951
Built: 1951
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Open to authorized vehicles only???
Location: 39.798699,-75.649097
Carries Private Road over Red Clay Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Red Clay Creek on Private Road
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.736230,-75.554126
Carries South Marked Street over Christina River
Design: truss/through/warren/no-verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with no verticals swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss with no verticals bridge over Christina River on South Marked Street
History: Replaced in 1927
Built: 1883
Location: New Castle County
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445073
Photo taken by Michael Confoy
445697
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2019
Status: No longer exists replaced
Location: 39.710343,-75.608719
Carries James Street over Christina River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Christina River on James Street
History: Replaced in 1929
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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448264
448951
James Street Bridge (Old)
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.774622,-75.578069
Carries Hagely Creek Road over Mill Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Mill Creek on Hagely Creek Road
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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455731
Hagely Creek Road Bridge
Photo from Tripsavvy
Status: Destroyed by collision
Location: 39.553307,-75.648865
Carries over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: New Castle County
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459573
St Georges Bridge (Older)
1926 view
Photo from Pinterest
459574
St Georges Bridge (Older)
Photo from Reddit
459575
St Georges Bridge (Older)
after 1939 ship collision
Photo from Delaware Gov archives
459618
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2019
500696
Courtesy of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Daily Courier
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.724505,-75.555809
Carries US 13 Business over NS RR
Design: beam
Design Details: Beam
Total Length: 852.1 Feet
Span Length: 45.9 Feet
Overview: Beam bridge over NS RR on US 13 Business
History: Built 1938; rehabilitated 1994
Built: 1938
Location: New Castle County
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464788
NS - South Walnut Street Bridge
HAER Photo
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.726073,-75.546109
Carries South Heald Street US 13 over NS RR
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 608.0 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over NS RR on South Heald Street US 13
History: Built 1942
Built: 1942
Location: New Castle County
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464789
NS - South Heald Street Bridge
HAER Photo
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.663978,-75.656672
Carries Main Street Rte 7 over Christina River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 65.9 Feet
Span Length: 62.7 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Christina River on Main Street Rte 7
History: Built 1937; rehabilitated 1997
Built: 1937
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.780965,-75.506334
Carries CSX RR over Marsh Road SR 3
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 106.0 Feet
Span Length: 51.8 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Marsh Road SR 3 on CSX RR
History: Built 1967
Built: 1967
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.541764,-75.725530
Carries Summit Bridge Road over Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Design: truss/pony/bowstring
Design Details: Parker pony swing truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker pony truss swing bridge over Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on Summit Bridge Road
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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472510
Summit Bridge (Older)
Photo from DelmarvaHistory
490115
Tech Drawing from Douglas Butler
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2020
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.689357,-75.748642
Carries Papermill Road over White Clay Creek
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Town lattice through truss
Total Length: 96.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over White Clay Creek on Papermill Road
History: Built 1861
Built: 1861
Location: New Castle County
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480427
Papermill Covered Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.593856,-75.765210
Carries neighborhood road over Perch Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Perch Creek on neighborhood road
History: Built for the New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad; abandoned in 1858
Built: 1831
Location: New Castle County
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482179
New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad Stone Bridge
Photo from Delmarva History on Facebook
482180
New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad Stone Bridge
HAER Photo
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.743339,-75.537453
Carries Northeast Blvd over Brandywine Creek
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder bascule bridge
Total Length: 320.9 Feet
Span Length: 55.1 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge (former bascule) over Brandywine Creek on Northeast Blvd
History: Built 1932; rehabilitated 1994
Built: 1932
Location: New Castle County
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486549
Northeast Boulevard/ North Church Street Bridge
From my book Douglas Butler Bridge Book of Movable Bridge Technical Drawings
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2019
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.816825,-75.569484
Carries SR 92 over Brandywine Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer, concrete encased
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Steel stringer bridge over Brandywine Creek on SR 92
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934
Location: New Castle County
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486681
Thompson's Bridge
HAER Photo
486682
Thompson's Bridge
HAER Photo
486683
Thompson's Bridge
HAER Photo
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.437892,-75.693403
Carries Silver Lake Road over Silver Lake Spillway
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 21.0 Feet
Span Length: 19.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Silver Lake Spillway on Silver Lake Road
History: Built 1931; rehabilitated 1939
Built: 1931
Location: New Castle County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.403260,-75.704209
Carries Rd 446 over Wiggins Mill Pond
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 34.1 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Wiggins Mill Pond on Rd 446
History: Built 1884
Built: 1884
Location: New Castle County
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493891
Wiggins Mill Pond Bridge
HAER Photo by Rob Tucher
493892
Wiggins Mill Pond Bridge
HAER Photo by Rob Tucher
493893
Wiggins Mill Pond Bridge
HAER Photo by Rob Tucher
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.750316,-75.543960
Carries Market Street over Brandywine Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 10-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Brandywine Creek on Market Street
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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493988
Market Street Bridge (Old)
1910 view
Photo from old postcard
Status: Newly built arched trail bridge
Location: 39.718220,-75.577827
Carries Jack A. Markell Trail over Christian River
Design: arch/deck/wood
Design Details: Timber arch with steel cables
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber arch bridge over Christian River on Jack A. Markel Trail
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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495738
Christina River Trail Bridge
Jack A. Markell Trail - Looking North
Photo taken by Ian Nelson
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.750294,-75.543690
Carries Market Street over Brandywine Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Brandywine Creek on Market Street
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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499318
Market Street Covered Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Location: 39.641045,-75.735078
Carries Old Cooch's Bridge Road over Tributary of Christina River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Tributary of Christina River on Old Cooch's Bridge Road
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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501069
Old Cooch's Bridge Road Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 39.768973,-75.562189
Carries over Brandywine Creek
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: Pratt deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt deck truss bridge over Brandywine Creek
History: Likely served the previous Bancroft Mill
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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501436
Photo taken by Ian Nelson in July 2021
501437
Photo taken by Ian Nelson in July 2021
501451
Bancroft Mills Pedestrian Bridge
This appears to be the bridge with corrugated sheathing
Photo taken by Bob Schmidt
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.465714,-75.613512
Carries Route 9 over Appoquinimink River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss swing span with timber trestle approaches
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Appoquinimink River on Route 9
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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505843
Photo taken by Delaware Department Of Transportation
505889
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2014
Status: No longer exists
Location: 39.465743,-75.613474
Carries Route 9 over Appoquinimink River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Appoquinimink River on Route 9
History:
Built:
Location: New Castle County
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505962
Appoquinimink River Swing Bridge (Old)
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2015
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.
