Augustine Bridge, Brandywine River,Augustine Cutoff, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE
Summary
Significance: Wrought iron, pin-connected, Pratt-type truss superstructure mounted on granite masonry piers; originally served as bridge for the B&O Railroad.
Survey number: HAER DE-20
Building/structure dates: 1883- 1885 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1910 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1920 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1968 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1979
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Andrews & Locke
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore & Philadelphia Railroad
John Riddle Sons & Company
New Castle County Levy Court
American Bridge Company
Wutka, Joseph T, project manager
Hu, Chao H, project manager
Delaware Department of Transportation, sponsor
O'Brien, Tim, photographer
Starr, Lamont H, delineator
Figary, Tracy F, delineator
Stocum, Faye, historian
Location
Wilmington Manor Gardens, 39.73907, -75.53979
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html