NS - Nanticoke River Bridge

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CR - Nanticoke River Bridge

Open of traffic

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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BH Photo #294501

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Facts 

Overview

Deck girder swing bridge over Nanticoke River on Norfolk Southern Railway

Location

Blades, Sussex County, Delaware

Status

Open to traffic

Future prospects

Bridge is part of Norfolk Southern railroad property scheduled to be leased/transferred to new operator, Delmarva Central Railroad, by end of 2016.

History

Built 1929

Railroads

- Conrail (CR)
- New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad (NYP&N)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Design

Deck girder swing

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.63694, -75.61379   (decimal degrees)
38°38'13" N, 75°36'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/446580/4276666 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Seaford East

Inventory number

BH 63069 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• January 26, 2021: New photos from Douglas Butler
• October 24, 2018: New photos from Timothy and Joann Phillips
• December 12, 2016: Photo imported by Alexander D. Mitchell IV
• November 15, 2016: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Pending bridge ownership change listed
• November 4, 2015: Photo imported by Alexander D. Mitchell IV
• September 19, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

Sources 

• Douglas Butler
• Alexander D. Mitchell IV
• Timothy and Joann Phillips

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