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Indian River Inlet Swing Bridge (1938)

Sussex County, Delaware

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Indian River Inlet Bridge on Ocean Highway, between Bethany Beach and Rehoboth Beach, Del.

Boston Public Library

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #316478

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Overview
Lost Bridge over Indian River Inlet on DE 1
Location
Sussex County, Sussex County, Delaware
Status
Destroyed by collision with ice via tide
History
Built 1938; Destroyed by tidal ice 1948
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.60782, -75.06369   (decimal degrees)
38°36'28" N, 75°03'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/494455/4273259 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bethany Beach
Inventory number
BH 63335 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1938 (899)
Built during 1930s (12,164)
Delaware (163)
Destroyed by collision (99)
Destroyed by ice (17)
Lost (28,402)
 Lost 1948 (64)
Lost during 1940s (485)
Movable (3,114)
Navigable waterway (2,204)
Sussex County, Delaware (24)
Swing (1,561)

Update Log 

  • January 23, 2016: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • February 18, 2015: Photos imported by Dave King
  • October 5, 2014: Added by Luke

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