Structure 1680 006 · New Castle County, DE

Basin Rd/sr141 over US 13

Carries Basin Rd/sr141 over US 13, Basin Corner.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT602 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

602 ft end to end, longest span 99 ft: about 1.7 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built1955rebuilt 2018
Length602.0 ft183.5 m
Daily traffic16,684counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
LocationBasin Corner
CarriesBasin Rd/sr141
CrossesUS 13
Coordinates39.68049, -75.59037

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length602.0 ft (183.5 m)
Max Span99.4 ft (30.3 m)
Deck Width61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Area3413.1 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1955 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,684 (2023)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge10

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number1680 006

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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