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CSX - Brandywine River Bridge (1910)

New Castle County, Delaware

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CSX - Brandywine River Bridge

looking north

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Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Brandywine Creek on CSX Transportation (former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad)
Location
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Status
Open to railroad traffic
History
Built 1910 to replace steel deck truss span adjacent (which was adapted for road use 1920-1980)
Railroads
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
Design
Closed-spandrel stone arch
Also called
B&O - Brandywine River Stone Arch Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.76061, -75.55683   (decimal degrees)
39°45'38" N, 75°33'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/452303/4401335 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wilmington North
Inventory number
BH 68210 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,942)
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (597)
Brick arch (97)
Built 1910 (1,260)
Built during 1910s (10,288)
CSX Railroad (1,885)
Deck arch (12,153)
 Delaware (168)
Have street view (30,595)
New Castle County, Delaware (115)
Open (41,564)
Owned by railroad (14,332)
Railroad (17,179)
Wilmington, Delaware (39)

Update Log 

  • September 26, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • June 22, 2022: New photo from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • September 4, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • October 26, 2016: New Street View added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • June 28, 2015: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV

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Sources 

  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • Geoff Hubbs

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