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Seaford Bridge

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Overview

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

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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

Update Log 

  • March 19, 2011: New Street View added by J.P.
  • September 11, 2006: Posted new photos

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