Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
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Chesapeake City Bridge (1927) (Cecil County, Maryland)
Built when C&D Canal was widened; Destroyed July 28, 1942 by M/V Franz Klasen; Replaced 1948Lost Pratt through truss vertical lift bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on MD 213Destroyed by collision & replaced
Chesapeake City Bridge (1949) (Cecil County, Maryland)
Built 1949; rehabilitated 1978Steel through arch bridge over C&D Canal on MD 213 in Chesapeake CityOpen to traffic
Chesapeake City Bridge (built before 1898) (Cecil County, Maryland)
Built before 1898; Replaced 1927Lost wooden swing bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on George Street/Hemphill StreetReplaced by a new bridge
DCR - Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Bridge (New Castle County, Delaware)
Modern Warren through truss lift bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Delmarva Central RailroadIn use by Norfolk Southern Railroad
PC - Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Bridge (2nd) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built ca. 1925 to replace earlier bridge when canal expanded after acquisition by Army Corps of Engineers, replaced by new bridge 1/4 mile to south as canal realigned and widened in 1960s; Completely removed 1972Lost Through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Pennsylvania RRNo longer exists
Reedy Point Bridge (1910) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1910; replaced 1926Lost Concrete stringer Shear pole bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware River on Route 9No longer exists
Reedy Point Bridge (1927) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1927; Replaced 1968Lost Parker through truss vertical-lift bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Route 9Replaced by a new bridge
Reedy Point Bridge (1968) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1968, replacing a lift bridge.Warren through truss bridge over C&D Canal on DE 9Open to traffic
St. Georges Bridge (1927) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1927Lost Through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware CanalDestroyed by collision
St. Georges Bridge (1941) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1941Steel through arch bridge over C&D Canal on US 13Open to traffic
Summit Bridge (1927) (New Castle County, Delaware)
4 of 5 summit bridges to exist, one of several lift bridges added after the removal of the canal locks in 1926Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Summit Bridge RoadBuilt in 1927; replaced by a new bridge in 1959
Summit Bridge (1959) (New Castle County, Delaware)
Built 1959; rehabilitated 1987Through truss bridge over C&D Canal on US 301/DE 896Open to traffic
Summit Bridge (Pre 1927) "Buck bridge" (New Castle County, Delaware)
Lost Parker pony truss swing bridge over Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on Summit Bridge RoadReplaced by a new bridge in 1927, number 3 of 5 bridges known as Summit bridge
Summit Covered Bridge 08-02-23x (New Castle County, Delaware)
Lost through truss covered bridge over Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on roadReplaced by a new bridge