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Washington Street Bridge

New Castle County, Delaware

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BH Photo #334563

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Overview
Concrete open spandrel arch bridge over Brandywine Creek, Conrail on Washington St. in Wilmington
Location
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1922; rehabilitated 2000
Builders
- Benjamin H. Davis of New York City, New York (Final Designer)
- J. E. Greiner Co. of Baltimore, Maryland & Chicago, Illinois (Preliminary Designer)
- Vance W. Torbert of New York City, New York (Final Designer)
- Walsh Construction Co. of Davenport, Iowa (Contractor)
Railroads
- Conrail (CR)
- Interurban
- Wilmington & Philadelphia Traction Co. (W&PTC)
Design
reinforced concrete open spandrel arch, according to Delaware DOT
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 250.0 ft.
Total length: 720.2 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.75194, -75.54806   (decimal degrees)
39°45'07" N, 75°32'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/453049/4400369 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wilmington North
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
9,967
Inventory number
BH 12304 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2016)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 69.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (11,479)
Benjamin H. Davis (5)
Brandywine Creek (6)
Bridgemapper.com (1,326)
Built 1922 (661)
Built during 1920s (9,443)
Conrail (896)
Deck arch (10,731)
Delaware (142)
Functionally obsolete (7,262)
Interurban (849)
J. E. Greiner Co. (17)
NR-listed (2,872)
 New Castle County, Delaware (92)
Open (38,099)
Open-spandrel arch (706)
Owned by state (15,030)
Rail-and-Road (357)
Railroad (14,256)
Skewed (4,804)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,104)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,648)
Vance W. Torbert (1)
Walsh Construction Co. of Davenport, Iowa (7)
Wilmington & Philadelphia Traction Co. (1)
Wilmington, Delaware (30)

Update Log 

  • February 16, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • August 8, 2015: Updated by Andy Peters: clarifies description to open spandrel arch; adds Delaware DOT link
  • August 16, 2010: Updated by D. Thomsen: Brandywine Creek

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