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Rising Sun Road Bridge

New Castle County, Delaware
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Rising Sun Rd. Bridge elevation

Northwest side of Rising Sun Road bridge over Brandywine River

Photo taken by Frank Danberg in March 2009

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Brandywine Creek on Rising Sun Road in Wilmington
Location
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1928; rehabilitated 1979
Design
Riveted, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 123.0 ft.
Total length: 128.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.1 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.76944, -75.57639   (decimal degrees)
39°46'10" N, 75°34'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/450634/4402327 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Wilmington North
Inventory number
BH 12300 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2010)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 66.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
5,619

Categories 

6-panel truss (409)
Brandywine Creek (5)
Built 1928 (807)
Built during 1920s (7,046)
Delaware (53)
NR-eligible (3,750)
New Castle County, Delaware (31)
Open (28,453)
Owned by state (9,851)
 Pratt through truss (3,184)
Pratt truss (5,687)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,307)
Structurally deficient (16,728)
Through truss (9,252)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,156)
Truss (23,613)
Wilmington, Delaware (7)

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  • March 15, 2009: New photos from Frank Danberg

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Rising Sun Road Bridge
Posted February 1, 2011, by J.P.

The original bridge here was a covered bridge with a stone arch approach built in 1833. The covered bridge was replaced but the stone arch bridge approach is still there and open to traffic. Both bridges were recently worked on in 2009. So exactly how would you list that on here the stone arch is across a old mill race that has been filled in, and actually has its own NBI data........thoughts.

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Rising Sun Road Bridge
Posted March 15, 2009, by Frank Danberg

Judging by condition when photographed, this bridge has been rehabilitated again in recent years (certainly some time in the last 10 years and well after 1979 as indicted under facts). The bridge deck is in good to very good condition. It is not posted so you should probably assume it is not structurally deficient although it may be functionally obsolete.