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FOURTH STREET over CHRISTINA RIVER

New Castle County, Delaware

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Coordinates:
+39.73529, -75.54092
39°44'07" N, 75°32'27" W
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Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.
Name:FOURTH STREET over CHRISTINA RIVER
Structure number:1693 050
Location:WILMINGTON
Purpose:Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:Minor Arterial (Urban) [16]
Length of largest span:188.0 ft. [57.3 m]
Total length:628.0 ft. [191.4 m]
Roadway width between curbs:54.1 ft. [16.5 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:56.4 ft. [17.2 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:16.4 ft. [5.0 m]
Owner:State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:1980
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Main span material:Steel [3]
Main span design:Movable - Bascule [16]
Deck type:Open Grating [3]

Latest Available Inspection: February 2018

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:Poor
Status:Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:10,151 [as of 2017]
Truck traffic:9% of total traffic
Deck condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Poor [4 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Structural appraisal:Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Deck geometry appraisal:Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Water adequacy appraisal:Better than present minimum criteria [7]
Roadway alignment appraisal:Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Channel protection:Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. [8]
Pier/abutment protection:In place and functioning [2]
Scour condition:Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Sufficiency rating:43.6
Recommended work:Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:$3,000,000

Previous Inspections

DateConditionDeckSuperstructureSubstructureADTSuff. Rating
February 2018PoorSatisfactoryPoorSatisfactory1015143.6
February 2016PoorSatisfactoryPoorSatisfactory1003643.6
February 2014FairSatisfactoryFairGood1915553.9
February 2012PoorSatisfactorySeriousGood1198613.4
February 2010PoorSatisfactorySeriousGood1161513.7
August 2009PoorSatisfactorySeriousGood1161513.7
November 2008PoorSatisfactorySeriousGood1238413.0
December 2006FairFairGoodGood1187075.6
June 2004FairFairGoodGood1154774.9
May 2002FairFairFairGood1603962.6
November 2000FairSatisfactorySatisfactoryGood1603973.2
November 1998FairSatisfactorySatisfactoryGood1252173.8
November 1996FairSatisfactoryGoodGood1252173.8
October 1993FairSatisfactoryGoodGood1024975.1
March 1990GoodGoodGoodGood1409269.3