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PRR - Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Bridge

Bridge removed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

BH Photo #285305

Predecessor lift bridge to present-day lift bridge

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Chesapeake & Delaware Canal on Pennsylvania RR
Location: New Castle County, Delaware
Status: No longer exists
History: 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 1972
Builders: - J.A.L. Waddell of Port Hope, Canada
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Railroads: - Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design: Through truss vertical lift
Also called: PRR - Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Bridge (2nd)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.54749, -75.70223 (decimal degrees)
39°32'51" N, 75°42'08" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/439663/4377770 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Saint Georges
Inventory number: BH 61356 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

May 19, 2018: Updated by Luke: Noted that bridge wasn't totally removed until 1972
May 18, 2018: Photo imported by Alexander D. Mitchell IV
January 13, 2017: New photo from Douglas Butler
January 19, 2015: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Updated history
June 14, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler