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Rehoboth Avenue Bridge (Old)

Sussex County, Delaware

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Rehoboth Avenue Bridge (Old)

Photo taken by J.T. OBrien

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BH Photo #478983

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck plate girder bascule bridge over Lewes-Rehoboth Canal on Rehoboth Avenue
Location
Rehoboth Beach, Sussex County, Delaware
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Builder
- Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Design
Deck plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.71432, -75.09275   (decimal degrees)
38°42'52" N, 75°05'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/491936/4285079 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 90297 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,066)
Built 1926 (787)
Built during 1920s (9,956)
Deck girder (5,777)
Delaware (157)
Girder (10,298)
Lost (24,965)
Lost 1986 (162)
 Lost during 1980s (1,396)
Movable (2,987)
Owned by county (20,848)
Plate girder (7,982)
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware (1)
Replaced by new bridge (16,761)
Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. (125)
Sussex County, Delaware (24)

Update Log 

  • January 30, 2021: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • August 17, 2020: New photos from Geoff Hubbs

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Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Douglas Butler

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