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Old Cooch's Bridge Road Bridge

New Castle County, Delaware

Photo 

Old Cooch's Bridge Road Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #501069

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt pony truss bridge over Tributary of Christina River on Old Cooch's Bridge Road
Location
New Castle County, Delaware
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
Design
Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.64104, -75.73508   (decimal degrees)
39°38'28" N, 75°44'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/436926/4388176 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 93557 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

6-panel truss (918)
Closed (2,796)
Delaware (167)
Have street view (30,397)
New Castle County, Delaware (115)
Owned by township (3,631)
 Pin-connected (5,423)
Pony truss (17,548)
Pratt pony truss (4,131)
Pratt truss (10,843)
Truss (38,306)

Update Log 

  • June 16, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added categories "6-panel truss", "Pin-connected"
  • July 4, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Paul Plassman
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Old Cooch's Bridge Road Bridge
Posted June 16, 2022, by Paul Plassman

Unless the location is off, this bridge appears to have been replaced long ago as street view shows an older concrete slab or girder bridge rather than a pony truss.