Chesapeake City Bridge (1949)

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Chesapeake City, Md.

BH Photo #344267

Overview: Steel through arch bridge over C&D Canal on MD 213 in Chesapeake City
Location: Chesapeake City, Cecil County, Maryland
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1949; rehabilitated 1978
Design: Steel through arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 540.1 ft.
Total length: 3,955.2 ft. (0.7 mi.)
Deck width: 24.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.5 ft.
Also called: C&D Canal Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.52925, -75.81389 (decimal degrees)
39°31'45" N, 75°48'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/430051/4375826 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Elkton
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 14,352
Inventory number: BH 19551 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 47.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

August 6, 2019: New photos from Timothy and Joann Phillips
March 13, 2016: New photos from nathan myers
December 21, 2015: Updated by Andy Peters: updates name to Chesapeake City Bridge
January 4, 2014: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Added link to web page for bridge
November 6, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.