Delaware Website Statistics

All Bridges

  • Total listed Delaware bridges: 51
  • Bridges with photos: 18 (35.3%)
  • Bridges with Street View: 25 (49.0%)
  • Bridges with GPS coordinates: 49 (96.1%)

  • Total photos: 95

Extant Bridges

  • Extant bridges: 49 (96.1% of all)
  • Bridges with photos: 15 (30.6% of extant)
  • Bridges with Street View: 25 (51.0% of extant)
  • Bridges with GPS coordinates: 47 (95.9% of extant)

Lost Bridges

  • Lost bridges: 1 (2.0% of all)
  • Bridges with photos: 1 (100.0% of lost)
  • Bridges with GPS coordinates: 1 (100.0% of lost)

Oldest Listed Bridges

  1. Smith's Bridge (New Castle County, built 1839, open to traffic)
  2. Division Street Bridge (Kent County, built 1885, open to traffic)
  3. Market Street Bridge (New Castle County, built 1900, open to traffic)
  4. Lovering Avenue Bridge (New Castle County, built 1900, open to traffic)
  5. Kirkwood Highway Bridge (New Castle County, built 1900, open to traffic)
  6. Augustine Cutoff Bridge (New Castle County, built 1900, open to traffic)
  7. Van Buren Street Bridge (New Castle County, built 1906, open to traffic)
  8. Poplar Street Bridge (Sussex County, built 1915, open to traffic)
  9. Guyencourt Road Bridge (New Castle County, built 1918, open to traffic)
  10. Tidbury Branch Bridge (Kent County, built 1919, open to traffic)

By Design

  • Arch: 23 (45.1%)
    • Deck arch: 22 (43.1%)
      • Closed-spandrel arch: 1 (2.0%)
      • Stone arch: 2 (3.9%)
    • Through arch: 1 (2.0%)
      • Steel through arch: 1 (2.0%)

  • Beam: 3 (5.9%)
    • Stringer: 3 (5.9%)
      • Timber stringer: 3 (5.9%)

  • Girder: 2 (3.9%)
    • Deck girder: 1 (2.0%)
      • Deck plate girder: 1 (2.0%)
    • Pony/through girder: 1 (2.0%)
      • Pony/through plate girder: 1 (2.0%)

  • Other: 12 (23.5%)

  • Suspension: 1 (2.0%)

  • Truss: 10 (19.6%)
    • Deck truss: 2 (3.9%)
      • Warren deck truss: 1 (2.0%)
    • Pony truss: 2 (3.9%)
      • Warren pony truss: 2 (3.9%)
    • Through truss: 6 (11.8%)
      • Burr arch-truss: 1 (2.0%)
      • Lattice through truss: 1 (2.0%)
        • Town lattice truss: 1 (2.0%)
      • Pratt through truss: 1 (2.0%)
      • Warren through truss: 1 (2.0%)