Structure 2919N150 · Kent County, DE

Korean War Vet HWY over Leipsic River

Carries Korean War Vet HWY over Leipsic River, East Of Garrisons Lake.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT592 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

592 ft end to end, longest span 61 ft: about 1.6 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.

Built199234 years old
Length591.9 ft180.4 m
Daily traffic21,018counted 2020
Last inspectedSeptember 2021every 48 months

Location

StateDelaware
CountyKent
LocationEast Of Garrisons Lake
CarriesKorean War Vet HWY
CrossesLeipsic River
Coordinates39.24204, -75.58158

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length591.9 ft (180.4 m)
Max Span61.4 ft (18.7 m)
Deck Width50.5 ft (15.4 m)
Deck Area2778.2 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,018 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number2919N150

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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