Delaware Memorial Bridge (1951 Eastbound)

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Photo taken by Jodi Christman 06/11/2011

BH Photo #201302

Overview: Suspension bridge over Delaware River on Eastbound I-295/US 40
Location: New Castle County, Delaware
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1951; rehabilitated 1970
Builders: - American Bridge Co. of New York (Contractor)
- Charles H. Clarahan (Principal Designer)
- Delaware River Bay Authority
- Homer R. Seely (Project Engineer)
- Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff Corporation of Kansas City, Kansas (Consulting engineers)
- Othmar Ammann of Feuerthalen, Canton of Z�rich, Switzerland (Consultant on Suspended Structure)
Design: Suspension
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 2,150.0 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Total length: 10,796.5 ft. (2.0 mi.)
Deck width: 50.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.69222, -75.53000 (decimal degrees)
39°41'32" N, 75°31'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/454556/4393732 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Wilmington South
Average daily traffic (as of 2013): 46,123
Inventory number: BH 48884 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2016): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 68 (out of 100)
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Delaware Memorial Bridge (1968 Westbound) (Same design) - Almost identical twin upstream.