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Photo taken March 1991 by Tim O'Brien for the Historic American Engineering Record

Overview: Bascule bridge over Nanticoke River on Front Street in Seaford
Location: Sussex County, Delaware
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1925 by the Chicago Bascule Bridge Co.
Builder: - Chicago Bascule Bridge Co.
Design: Bascule Pony plate girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 55.0 ft.
Total length: 201.8 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.64028, -75.60917 (decimal degrees)
38°38'25" N, 75°36'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/446984/4277035 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Seaford East
Inventory number: BH 12316 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2010): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 49.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 6,154