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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

Poplar Street Bridge

Posted July 24, 2008, by Anonymous

This bridge no longer operates.