Rockland Road Bridge

Photos

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Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #312421

Map

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Street View

Description

State Highway Bridge No. 2 is a highly ornamental example of a concrete-encased steel girder bridge. The construction of a new steel girder bridge for the Rockland crossing reflects a significant trend which occurred in the 1920's and 1930's in New Castle County, as the Levy Court pursued a systematic program of replacing obsolescent covered bridges with structures embodying modern technology.

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Facts

Overview: Deck girder bridge over Brandywine Creek on Rockland Road
Location: New Castle County, Delaware
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1933; rehabilitated 1993
Design: Deck girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 111.9 ft.
Total length: 164.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: State Highway Bridge No. 2
Pennington Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.79694, -75.57472 (decimal degrees)
39°47'49" N, 75°34'29" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/450796/4405378 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Wilmington North
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 8,974
Inventory number: BH 12301 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 71.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

July 26, 2020: New Street View added by Geoff Hubbs
January 4, 2015: HAER photos posted by Dave King

Sources

HAER DE-35 - State Highway Bridge No. 2, Spanning Brandywine Creek at Rockland Road, Rockland, New Castle County, DE
Geoff Hubbs