Poplar Street Bridge

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Overview

Swing bridge over Broad Creek on Poplar Street in Laurel

Location

Sussex County, Delaware

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1915; rehabilitated 1996

Design

Swing

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 56.1 ft.
Total length: 111.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.55889, -75.57278   (decimal degrees)
38°33'32" N, 75°34'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/450095/4267983 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Laurel

Inventory number

BH 12312 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 06/2011)

Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 42.1 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2009)

2,575

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Update Log 

• April 19, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
• January 28, 2009: New photo from Daniel McFarland

Sources 

• Daniel McFarland
• Nathan Holth

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