Structure 2016A016 · Kent County, DE

Division St. / Sr8 over St. Jones River

Carries Division St. / Sr8 over St. Jones River, Dover.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT47 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

47 ft end to end, longest span 14 ft. Lengths and the car 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 deck arch.

Built1885rebuilt 1959
Length46.6 ft14.2 m
Daily traffic11,547counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateDelaware
CountyKent
LocationDover
CarriesDivision St. / Sr8
CrossesSt. Jones River
Coordinates39.16314, -75.51900

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length46.6 ft (14.2 m)
Max Span14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Width57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Deck Area247.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1885 (reconstructed 1959)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,547 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number2016A016

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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