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Chesapeake & Delaware Canal

On Friday December 12th, crews finished placement of the six 150 foot main beams of the new Delaware City Bridge. Construction is expected to be complete in February 2017. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District and its contractor began demolition of the Route 9 bridge at Delaware City in October of 2016 and is now in the construction phase of bridge replacement (Photo by Tim Boyle).

Bridge General Information

Chesapeake City Bridge

Construction: 1948
Overall Length: 3,954 feet
Main span length: 540 feet
Height: 240 feet
Ship Clearance: 135 feet
Roadway: Maryland Route 213

Reedy Point Bridge

Construction: 1968
Overall length: 8,432 feet
Main span length: 600 feet
Height: 190 feet
Ship Clearance: 134 feet
Roadway: Two lanes of Delaware Route 9

Senator Roth Bridge

Construction: 1995
Overall length: 4,650 feet
Main Span length: 750 feet
Height: 335 feet
Ship Clearance: 138 feet
Roadway: Route 1

St. Georges Bridge

Construction: 1941 (modified in 2010)
Overall length: 4,209 feet
Main span length: 540 feet
Height: 240 feet
Ship Clearance: 133 feet
Roadway: Delaware Route 13

Summit Bridge

Construction: 1959
Overall length: 2,058 feet
Main Span Length: 600 feet
Height: 196 feet
Ship Clearance: 135 feet
Roadway: Routes 301, 71, 896

Pearce Creek Documents & Reports

Pearce Creek Dredged Material Containment Area Modifications

Background Information

Pearce Creek Water Quality Certificate

Plans, Reports, & Data

Pearce Creek Design Narratives

Canal Overview

The Chesapeake and Delaware or "C&D" Canal connects the Delaware River to the Chesapeake Bay and Port of Baltimore. The waterway, a channel 35 feet deep and 450 feet wide, extends from Reedy Point on the Delaware River about 41 miles below Philadelphia. The Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District maintains the canal as well as the five high span bridges that cross it: Reedy Point, SR 1, Summit, St. Georges and Chesapeake City bridges.

Latest News

Army Corps shares update on Chesapeake City Bridge repairs

4/10/2023

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District shared an update on repair work on the Chesapeake City Bridge in Cecil County, Maryland. Work includes repairs of the bridge expansion joints...

Army Corps to conduct repairs on St. Georges Bridge; bridge to remain closed to traffic for 18 months

3/28/2023

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District is reminding motorists, bicyclists, and nearby residents that a major repair project will commence in April at the St. Georges Bridge along the...