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St. Georges Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 39°33′09″N 75°39′04″W / 39.552568°N 75.651051°W |
| Carries |  US 13 (2 traffic lanes, 2 bike lanes) |
| Crosses | Chesapeake & Delaware Canal |
| Locale | St. Georges, Delaware |
| Maintained by | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Tied arch bridge |
| Total length | 4,209 feet (1,283 m) |
| Width | approx. 28 feet (8.5 m) |
| Longest span | 450 feet (140 m)[1] |
| Clearance below | 135 feet (41 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1942[2] |
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The St. Georges Bridge is a steel tied arch bridge that carries U.S. Route 13 (US 13) across the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in St. Georges, Delaware. Built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and opened in 1942 as a high-level crossing, the bridge was the first four-lane, high-level crossing to span the canal. It replaced a previous vertical lift bridge which was damaged when a German merchant ship collided with it.[3]
- ^ "STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL- SITE INVESTIGATION AND RESTORATION BRANCH - PROPOSED PLAN OF REMEDIAL ACTION (OU-85 to OU-98) - St. Georges Bridge, St. Georges, Delaware DNREC Project No. DE-1193" (PDF). Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.
- ^ "St Georges Bridge resumes normal traffic". Archived from the original on 2007-08-18. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
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