Structure 1715A6048 · New Castle County, DE

Ramp 6048 over I 95

Carries Ramp 6048 over I 95, East Of Ogletown.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT473 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

473 ft end to end, longest span 103 ft: about 7 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.

Built1972rebuilt 2004
Length473.1 ft144.2 m
Daily traffic9,095counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
LocationEast Of Ogletown
CarriesRamp 6048
CrossesI 95
Coordinates39.67188, -75.67561

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length473.1 ft (144.2 m)
Max Span103.0 ft (31.4 m)
Deck Width31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Area1384.3 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1972 (reconstructed 2004)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,095 (2022)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge10

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number1715A6048

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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