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Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Rt. 1 Bridge

New Castle County, Delaware

Photos 

Photo taken in July 2005

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BH Photo #256228

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Bridge was built between 1991 and 1994 and opened December 23, 1995. It was built to replace the St. George Bridge but local opposition enabled the Corps of Engineers to keep both bridges open.

Web page on bridge: http://www.johnweeks.com/c-and-d-canal/pages/roth.html

Facts 

Overview
Cable-stayed bridge over C&D Canal, Rd 412 on Delaware Highway 1
Location
Saint Georges, New Castle County, Delaware
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1995
Design
Cable-stayed
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 750.0 ft.
Total length: 4,650.2 ft. (0.9 mi.)
Also called
Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge
Senator William V. Roth, Jr. Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.54972, -75.65611   (decimal degrees)
39°32'59" N, 75°39'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/443628/4377988 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Saint Georges
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
91,372
Inventory number
BH 56609 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 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: 91 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1995 (67)
Built during 1990s (726)
Cable-stayed (96)
Delaware (158)
Have street view (27,086)
Modern (2,448)
New Castle County, Delaware (107)
 Open (40,003)
Owned by Corps of Engineers (96)
Owned by federal government (1,229)
Saint Georges, Delaware (1)
Span length 500-1000 feet (389)
Total length over 2500 feet (918)

Update Log 

  • November 17, 2018: New photos from Timothy and Joann Phillips
  • April 4, 2018: New photo from Josh Schmid
  • August 2, 2014: New photos from Patrick S. O'Donnell
  • January 4, 2014: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Added link to web page for bridge
  • October 7, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • June 14, 2013: Added by M. D. Caillet

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