List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Delaware

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This is a list of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in the U.S. state of Delaware.[1]

Bridges[edit]

Survey No. Name (as assigned by HAER) Status Type[2] Built Documented Carries Crosses Location County Coordinates
DE-12-B Pennsylvania Railroad Improvements, Swing Bridge Extant Swing span 1902 1977 Northeast Corridor Brandywine River Wilmington New Castle 39°44′23″N 75°32′13″W / 39.73972°N 75.53694°W / 39.73972; -75.53694 (Pennsylvania Railroad Improvements, Swing Bridge)
DE-12-C Pennsylvania Railroad Improvements, Brick Arch Viaduct Extant Brick arch 1902 1977 Northeast Corridor City streets Wilmington New Castle 39°44′08″N 75°33′52″W / 39.73556°N 75.56444°W / 39.73556; -75.56444 (Pennsylvania Railroad Improvements, Brick Arch Viaduct)
DE-20 Augustine Bridge Replaced Pratt truss 1885 1979 Road 49 (Augustine Cutoff) Brandywine River Wilmington New Castle 39°45′39″N 75°33′25″W / 39.76083°N 75.55694°W / 39.76083; -75.55694 (Augustine Bridge)
DE-22 Rehoboth Avenue Bridge Replaced Rolling lift (Scherzer) bascule 1926 1984 DE 1A (Rehoboth Avenue) Lewes and Rehoboth Canal Rehoboth Beach Sussex 38°42′52″N 75°05′34″W / 38.71444°N 75.09278°W / 38.71444; -75.09278 (Rehoboth Avenue Bridge)
DE-25 Thompson's Bridge Replaced Steel built-up girder (concrete-encased) 1935 1990 DE 92 (Thompsons Bridge Road) Brandywine River Wilmington New Castle 39°49′01″N 75°34′11″W / 39.81694°N 75.56972°W / 39.81694; -75.56972 (Thompson's Bridge)
DE-27 Heald Street Bridge Rehabilitated Reinforced concrete flat slab 1942 1990 US 13 (South Heald Street) Former Pennsylvania Railroad Shellpot Branch Wilmington New Castle 39°43′34″N 75°32′46″W / 39.72611°N 75.54611°W / 39.72611; -75.54611 (Heald Street Bridge)
DE-28 Odessa Bridge Replaced Center-bearing swing span 1928 1997 DE 299 (Main Street) Appoquinimink River Odessa New Castle 39°27′10″N 75°39′18″W / 39.45278°N 75.65500°W / 39.45278; -75.65500 (Odessa Bridge)
DE-29 Wagamon Pond Dam and Bridge Replaced Reinforced concrete cast-in-place slab 1917 1990 Road 197 (Mulberry Street) Broadkill River Milton Sussex 38°46′38″N 75°18′46″W / 38.77722°N 75.31278°W / 38.77722; -75.31278 (Wagamon Pond Dam and Bridge)
DE-30 Red Bridge Replaced Steel girder (concrete-encased) 1916 1991 DE 5 (Union Street) Broadkill River Milton Sussex 38°46′43″N 75°18′40″W / 38.77861°N 75.31111°W / 38.77861; -75.31111 (Red Bridge)
DE-31 South Wilmington Causeway Bridge Replaced Reinforced concrete flat slab 1940 1991
US 13 Bus. (South Market Street)
Former Pennsylvania Railroad Shellpot Branch Wilmington New Castle 39°43′28″N 75°33′21″W / 39.72444°N 75.55583°W / 39.72444; -75.55583 (South Wilmington Causeway Bridge)
DE-33 Seaford Bridge Rehabilitated Simple trunnion bascule 1925 1991 Road 13 (North Front Street) Nanticoke River Seaford Sussex 38°38′25″N 75°36′33″W / 38.64028°N 75.60917°W / 38.64028; -75.60917 (Seaford Bridge)
DE-34 State Highway Bridge No. 20 Rehabilitated Steel girder (concrete-encased) 1932 1992 Road 232 (Rockland Road) Husbands Run Rockland New Castle 39°47′10″N 75°33′42″W / 39.78611°N 75.56167°W / 39.78611; -75.56167 (State Highway Bridge No. 20)
DE-35 State Highway Bridge No. 2 Rehabilitated Steel girder (concrete-encased) 1933 1992 Road 232 (Rockland Road) Brandywine River Rockland New Castle 39°47′49″N 75°34′30″W / 39.79694°N 75.57500°W / 39.79694; -75.57500 (State Highway Bridge No. 2)
DE-36 Railroad Avenue Bridge Replaced Steel rolled stringer (concrete-encased) 1903 1992 Church Avenue Mispillion River Milford Kent 38°54′44″N 75°25′51″W / 38.91222°N 75.43083°W / 38.91222; -75.43083 (Railroad Avenue Bridge)
DE-37 Thompson's Station Bridge Rehabilitated Warren truss 1928 1993 Road 329 (Chambers Rock Road) White Clay Creek Newark New Castle 39°43′58″N 75°45′35″W / 39.73278°N 75.75972°W / 39.73278; -75.75972 (Thompson's Station Bridge)
DE-39 Mill Creek Bridge Replaced Timber-concrete composite 1936 1994 DE 6 (Woodland Beach Road) Mill Creek Smyrna Kent 39°18′28″N 75°34′33″W / 39.30778°N 75.57583°W / 39.30778; -75.57583 (Mill Creek Bridge)
DE-40 Delaware State Bridge No. 21A Rehabilitated Rolling lift (Scherzer) bascule 1930 1995 DE 1 (Rehoboth Boulevard) Mispillion River Milford Kent 38°55′02″N 75°25′04″W / 38.91722°N 75.41778°W / 38.91722; -75.41778 (Delaware State Bridge No. 21A)
DE-43 Delaware Bridge No. 179A Replaced Warren truss 1900 1995 Road 285 (Evanson Road) Mill Creek Hockessin New Castle 39°46′58″N 75°42′06″W / 39.78278°N 75.70167°W / 39.78278; -75.70167 (Delaware Bridge No. 179A)
DE-48 State Bridge No. 424 Replaced Warren truss 1884 1996 Road 446 (Wiggins Mill Road) Wiggins Mill Pond Outlet Townsend New Castle 39°24′12″N 75°42′15″W / 39.40333°N 75.70417°W / 39.40333; -75.70417 (State Bridge No. 424)
DE-51 State Bridge No. 177 Rehabilitated Stone arch 1846 1996 Brackenville Road Mill Creek Hockessin New Castle 39°46′31″N 75°41′24″W / 39.77528°N 75.69000°W / 39.77528; -75.69000 (State Bridge No. 177)
DE-52 State Bridge No. 123A Replaced Timber stringer 1933 1996 Road 123 (Stratham Lane) Kings Causeway Branch Milford Kent 38°58′27″N 75°22′32″W / 38.97417°N 75.37556°W / 38.97417; -75.37556 (State Bridge No. 123A)
DE-53 State Bridge No. 456 Replaced Timber stringer 1934 1996 Road 45 (Walker School Road) Sawmill Branch of Smyrna River Townsend New Castle 39°22′25″N 75°36′04″W / 39.37361°N 75.60111°W / 39.37361; -75.60111 (State Bridge No. 456)
DE-54 Carter's Bridge Rehabilitated Steel rolled stringer 1909 1996 Road 211 (Still Road) Choptank River Sandtown Kent 39°03′16″N 75°44′04″W / 39.05444°N 75.73444°W / 39.05444; -75.73444 (Carter's Bridge)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Library of Congress. "Prints and Photographs Online Catalog: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey". Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  2. ^ Parsons Brinckerhoff; Engineering and Industrial Heritage (October 2005). "NCHRP Project 25-25, Task 15: A Context For Common Historic Bridge Types" (PDF). National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research Council, National Research Council. Retrieved April 9, 2021.