Brandywine Park Swinging Bridge

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NBI Information

Location

State: Delaware

County: New Castle County

Feature Carried: Pedestrian Path

Feature Crossed: Brandywine Creek

Latitude, Longitude: 39.7604,-75.5567

Structure Open, Posted, or Closed to Traffic: Open to Pedestrians

History

Year Built: 1909

Picture Date: July 17, 2021

Geometry

Lanes on Structure: 0

Lanes under Structure: 0

Skew: 0 degrees

Number of Main Spans: 1

Main Structure Type: Suspension

Main Structure Material: Steel

Condition

Bridge is not on the National Bridge Inventory.

Bridge Information

The Brandywine Park Swinging Bridge, also called the Brandywine Creek Footbridge, is a wire suspension bridge in Wilmington, Delaware. It was built in 1909 to carry non-motorized traffic across the river. This bridge notably has a substantial stiffening truss, which is not typical on pedestrian bridges. This means that the bridge moves less and does not truly swing.

The bridge was temporarily closed for two months in 2014 for renovations and upgrades.