Reedy Point Bridge

The Reedy Point Bridge carries Delaware Route 9 across the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in Delaware City, Delaware, USA. A two-lane cantilever bridge similar in appearance to the Platt Bridge in Southwest Philadelphia, the Reedy Point Bridge was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and opened in 1968, replacing a lift bridge that crossed the C&D Canal prior to the 1955 widening project.

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Type: Bridge
Description: bridge in Delaware City, Delaware
Also known as: “Reedy Point Fixed Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort DuPont and Delaware City Historic District.

Fort DuPont

Protected area

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Fort DuPont, named in honor of Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, is located between the original Delaware City and the modern Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on the original Reeden Point tract, which was granted to Henry Ward in 1675. Fort DuPont is situated 1 mile north of Reedy Point Bridge.

Delaware City Historic District

Protected area

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Delaware City Historic District is a national historic district located at Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 204 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the town of Delaware City. Delaware City Historic District is situated 1¼ miles north of Reedy Point Bridge.

Baker Shoal Range Rear Light

Lighthouse

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Baker Shoal Range Rear Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River, near Port Penn. Baker Shoal Range Rear Light is situated 1½ miles southeast of Reedy Point Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Delaware City and Port Penn.

Delaware City

Village

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Delaware City is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,885 as of 2020. It is a small port town on the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and is the location of the Forts Ferry Crossing to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island.

Port Penn

Hamlet

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Port Penn is a census-designated place located in St. Georges Hundred, southern New Castle County, Delaware, United States, below the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on the west bank of the Delaware River. Port Penn is situated 3 miles south of Reedy Point Bridge.

Oakwood Beach

Hamlet

Elsinboro Township is a township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,001, a decrease of 35 from the 2010 census count of 1,036, which in turn reflected a decline of 56 from the 1,092 counted in the 2000 census. Oakwood Beach is situated 3½ miles east of Reedy Point Bridge.

Reedy Point Bridge

Categories: cantilever bridge, truss bridge, and transportation
Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.55768° or 39° 33′ 28″ north

Longitude

-75.58406° or 75° 35′ 3″ west

Open location code

87F6HC58+39

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1061841239

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

GeoNames ID

4144278

Wikidata ID

Q7306779

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