Structure 1051A209 · New Castle County, DE

Harvey Road over Csx Railroad

Carries Harvey Road over Csx Railroad, South Of Arden.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT149 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

149 ft end to end, longest span 62 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built1953rebuilt 1986
Length149.0 ft45.4 m
Daily traffic9,982counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
LocationSouth Of Arden
CarriesHarvey Road
CrossesCsx Railroad
Coordinates39.80415, -75.48105

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length149.0 ft (45.4 m)
Max Span62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Width68.2 ft (20.8 m)
Deck Area944.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1953 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,982 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number1051A209

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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