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Third Street Bridge

New Castle County, Delaware

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Third Street Bridge

Removed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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BH Photo #289180

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Facts 

Overview
Lost deck truss bascule bridge over Christina River on 3rd Street
Location
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
Status
Replaced
Builder
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Design
Deck truss bascule with through truss approaches
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.73519, -75.54129   (decimal degrees)
39°44'07" N, 75°32'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/453617/4398506 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wilmington South
Inventory number
BH 61914 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,084)
Built 1917 (666)
Built during 1910s (9,968)
Deck truss (1,924)
Delaware (163)
Lost (28,429)
Movable (3,114)
New Castle County, Delaware (112)
 Owned by city (6,081)
Replaced by new bridge (19,334)
Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. (178)
Strauss Underneath Counterweight Bascule (51)
Through truss (16,748)
Truss (35,420)
Wilmington, Delaware (39)

Update Log 

  • August 23, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • August 5, 2015: New photo from Luke
  • July 24, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added link to eBay postcard showing the bridge
  • July 24, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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Sources 

  • Douglas Butler
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Luke

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