St. Georges Bridge

Old Steel truss bridge built in 1942 by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers to replace an vertical lift bridge that was damaged by a ship in 1939. This bridge has seen many years of repairs, most notably in 1992 and 1998-2001. It was replaced by the Route 1 bridge in December 1995.

There have been years of talk regarding the fate of this bridge from the Army Corps of Engineers. Currently, it serves local traffic only and has a 15 ton gross vehicle weight limit (signs visible stating this placed mid-year 2008).

Span: 4,209 feet from south abutment to north abutment

Picture - hosted by Delaware.gov: portal.delaware.gov/photos/collections/parks/477.shtml (this bridge in background)

==Information sources==
1. DNREC Project No. DE-1193, "Proposed Plan of Remedial Action (OU-85 to OU-98)". May 2005. (www.dnrec.state.de.us/DNREC2000/Divisions/AWM/sirb/Prop... )

2. Engineering News Record, vol. 122, 1939, pg. 77, col. 2. "Shipping Restricted on C. & D. Canal". (books.google.com/books?id=48ojAAAAMAAJ )

3. U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, press release, 15 August 2002. "St Georges Bridge painting operations completed; normal four-lane traffic patterns in effect" ( www.nap.usace.army.mil/cenap-pa/nr020815.htm )