Structure 1908N080 · New Castle County, DE

Korean Vet Mem HWY over Dupont Hgwy/ Us13

Carries Korean Vet Mem HWY over Dupont Hgwy/ Us13, S. Of Townsend.

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 FT306 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

306 ft end to end, longest span 143 ft: about 4 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.

Built200323 years old
Length306.4 ft93.4 m
Daily traffic26,437counted 2019
Last inspectedApril 2021every 48 months

Location

StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
LocationS. Of Townsend
CarriesKorean Vet Mem HWY
CrossesDupont Hgwy/ Us13
Coordinates39.38604, -75.66424

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length306.4 ft (93.4 m)
Max Span143.4 ft (43.7 m)
Deck Width44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Deck Area1270.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26,437 (2019)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number1908N080

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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