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Augustine Cutoff Bridge (1885)

New Castle County, Delaware

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Where B & O R. R. crosses historic Brandywine River, at Wilmington, Del.

Boston Public Library

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #316477

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Description 

Wrought iron, pin-connected, Pratt-type truss superstructure mounted on granite masonry piers; originally served as bridge for the B&O Railroad.

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Facts 

Overview
Deck truss bridge over Brandywine Creek on Augustine Cutoff in Wilmington
Location
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1885 for B&O Railroad, replaced with stone arch bridge 1910; Converted to road bridge 1920; Pratt truss replaced with Warren truss 1980;
Builders
- Andrews & Locke of Baltimore, Maryland (Fabrication)
- Johns Riddle Sons & Co. (Substructure)
Railroad
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
Design
Pratt deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 164.1 ft.
Total length: 826.2 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.76111, -75.55667   (decimal degrees)
39°45'40" N, 75°33'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/452317/4401391 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wilmington North
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
10,545
Inventory number
BH 12285 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 92.4 (out of 100)
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Categories 

11-panel truss (105)
19th Century (9,637)
Andrews & Locke (1)
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (589)
Brandywine Creek (12)
Built 1885 (220)
Built during 1880s (2,394)
Deck truss (2,051)
Delaware (167)
Fink deck truss (12)
Fink truss (22)
Have street view (30,437)
Johns Riddle Sons & Co. (1)
Lost (31,832)
Lost 1980 (121)
 Lost during 1980s (1,642)
New Castle County, Delaware (115)
Owned by state (16,771)
Pin-connected (5,430)
Pratt deck truss (434)
Pratt truss (10,849)
Rail-to-road (360)
Railroad (17,011)
Replaced by new bridge (21,710)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,603)
Stone piers (280)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,203)
Truss (38,333)
Wilmington, Delaware (39)

Update Log 

  • April 10, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added postcard & categories; corrected design from Fink deck truss to Pratt deck truss
  • May 4, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added builders & HAER imagery
  • May 3, 2018: Updated by Luke: Split entry
  • June 28, 2015: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Updated history
  • February 18, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
  • March 19, 2011: New Street View added by J.P.
  • August 16, 2010: Updated by D. Thomsen: Brandywine Creek

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Sources 

  • D. Thomsen - dcthomsen [at] comcast [dot] net
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Todd Wilson
  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • Luke
  • HAER DE-20 - Augustine Bridge, Brandywine River,Augustine Cutoff, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE
  • Paul Plassman

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