St. Georges Bridge
The St. Georges Bridge is a steel tied arch bridge that carries U.S. Route 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: steel tied arch bridge in St. Georges, Delaware
- Also known as: “Saint Georges Bridge” and “Saint Georges Bridge East”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Georges Presbyterian Church and North Saint Georges Historic District.
St. Georges Presbyterian Church
Church
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St. Georges Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located on Main Street in St. Georges, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1844, and is a one-story, brick, temple form, Greek Revival style building with a frame steeple. St. Georges Presbyterian Church is situated 1,100 feet north of St. Georges Bridge.
North Saint Georges Historic District
Protected area
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North Saint Georges Historic District is a national historic district located at St. Georges, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 69 contributing buildings and 3 contributing objects in the village of North St. North Saint Georges Historic District is situated 1,600 feet north of St. Georges Bridge.
Sutton House
House
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Sutton House is a historic home located at St. Georges, New Castle County, Delaware. The original section was built about 1794, with the main section completed about 1815. Sutton House is situated 1,100 feet north of St. Georges Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Georges and Wrangle Hill.
Saint Georges
Village
Saint Georges is an unincorporated town and former municipality situated on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, approximately midway between the Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay.
Wrangle Hill
Hamlet
Wrangle Hill is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Wrangle Hill is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 13, Delaware Route 7, and Delaware Route 72 west of Delaware City. Wrangle Hill is situated 2 miles north of St. Georges Bridge.
Biddles Corner
Hamlet
Biddles Corner is a location in St. George's Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Biddles Corner is at the intersection of U.S. Route 13 and Port Penn Road just east of the Biddles Corner toll plaza on the Delaware Route 1 toll road south of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Biddles Corner is situated 2 miles south of St. Georges Bridge.
St. Georges Bridge
- Categories: tied-arch bridge and transportation
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.55285° or 39° 33′ 10″ northLongitude
-75.65083° or 75° 39′ 3″ westOpen location code
87F6H83X+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 636402581OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeGeoNames ID
8629221Wikidata ID
Q7588234
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In Other Languages
“St. Georges Bridge” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “セント・ジョージス橋 (デラウェア州)”
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