Structure 2060B060 · Kent County, DE

SR 14 / Vernon RD over Marshyhope Creek

Carries SR 14 / Vernon RD over Marshyhope Creek, Vernon.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT43 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

43 ft end to end. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196858 years old
Length42.7 ft13 m
Daily traffic3,903counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateDelaware
CountyKent
LocationVernon
CarriesSR 14 / Vernon RD
CrossesMarshyhope Creek
Coordinates38.89209, -75.65226

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length42.7 ft (13 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Area193.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,903 (2022)
Truck Traffic12%
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 Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number2060B060

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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