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WWRC - Ashland Truss Bridge

New Castle County, Delaware

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WWRC - Ashland Truss Bridge

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2016

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BH Photo #354508

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Description 

Railroad built 1872; span erected 1907 with recycled span from Bridge 124 on the Baltimore & Ohio RR's Wheeling (West Va.) Division.

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Red Clay Creek on Wilmington & Western RR (former Baltimore & Ohio)
Location
Ashland, New Castle County, Delaware
Status
Ocasional use by excursion trains
History
Built 1907 from one span of Bridge 124 on B&O Wheeling Division; railroad sold to Historic Red Clay Valley 1982
Railroads
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O; BO)
- Chessie System
- Wilmington & Western Railroad (W&W; WWRC)
Design
Pratt through truss on skew
Dimensions
Total length: 104.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 22.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.80117, -75.65434   (decimal degrees)
39°48'04" N, 75°39'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/443983/4405894 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Kennett Square
Inventory number
BH 71743 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Ashland, Delaware (3)
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (316)
Built 1907 (651)
Built during 1900s (6,664)
Chessie System (98)
Delaware (133)
Have street view (24,667)
New Castle County, Delaware (90)
Open (37,982)
Owned by historical society (65)
 Pin-connected (3,640)
Pratt through truss (4,816)
Pratt truss (8,385)
Preserved (1,115)
Railroad (14,196)
Relocated (747)
Through truss (13,614)
Total length 100-125 feet (4,872)
Truss (30,595)
Wilmington & Western Railroad (2)

Update Log 

  • May 29, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • June 7, 2016: New photos from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • April 6, 2016: New Street View added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV

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  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV
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WWRC - Ashland Truss Bridge
Posted July 15, 2018, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Does anybody know when the span was originally fabricated in the original location? It looks to be a mid 1880s truss to me, and that should be listed as a build date as well.