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Wooddale, New Castle County

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Inventory Number: DE/08-02-04#2
County: New Castle County
Township: - Mill Creek Hundred
Town/Village: Wooddale
Bridge Name: Wooddale
Crosses: Red Clay Creek
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length: 60'
Roadway Width: 13'
Built: 2008
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 45.956
Longitude: W075 38.210
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Directions: 1.7 miles west of jct DE141 (Centre Rd.) on DE48 (Lancaster Pike), then right 0.3 miles on W Rolling Mill Rd. and just left 30' on Foxhill Lane. East-southeast of Hockessin.

Wooddale Bridge, Wooddale, New Castle County, DE Built 2008
Photo Courtesy of Delaware Department of Transportation

Wooddale Bridge, Wooddale, New Castle County, DE Built 2008
Bill Caswell Photo, June 2, 2010

Comments:
This bridge replaced a former covered bridge that was lost during flooding in 2003. Construction began on September 4, 2007. The alignment was modified and raised 5' to allow for future floods. The bridge was opened to traffic on December 15, 2008. The project cost $3.374 million.

Sources:
Delaware DOT Press Release, December 17, 2008
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 7

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