Augustine Cutoff Bridge (Old)

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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)

BH Photo #316477

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

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Brandywine Creek on Augustine Cutoff in Wilmington
Location: Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Status: Open to traffic
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 (B&O; BO)
Design: Warren 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 2014): 10,309
Inventory number: BH 12285 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2015): 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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HAER DE-20 - Augustine Bridge, Brandywine River,Augustine Cutoff, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE