New Bridge Road Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by nathan myers in May 2015

BH Photo #349690

This bridge replaced an earlier 100-foot Burr Truss covered bridge built in 1859. The flood of late June, 1884 destroyed the covered bridge.

Overview: Through truss bridge over Octoraro Creek on New Bridge Road
Location: Cecil County, Maryland
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1884
Builder: - Patterson & Brown of Baltimore, Maryland
Design: Pin-connected, 9-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 128.0 ft.
Total length: 132.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.70679, -76.11511 (decimal degrees)
39°42'24" N, 76°06'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/404407/4395808 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Rising Sun
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 1,230
Inventory number: BH 19637 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 36.2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com