Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Bridge
St. Georges, DE

Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Bridge, a vista of light across the canal by the same name on Delaware S.R. #1, has the longest concrete span in the northeast at 750’. The innovative design solutions in this bridge helped obtain an economical solution by saving $6.2 million in alternate bid designs and an aesthetically pleasing design. It has set the standard for the 21st century long span bridge design.

Completed:

December 1995

Customer:

Delaware Department of Transportation

Design:

Figg Engineering Group

Contractor:

Recchi America (now Condotte America)

Length:

4,650'

Major Award:

Federal Highway Administration, Excellence in Highway Design, Merit Award for Major Highway Structures over $10 Million (1996)