WayfarrowWooddale Bridge
Covered bridge · New Castle County, Delaware
Wooddale Bridge is a covered bridge in New Castle County, Delaware. Delaware has 4 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in New Castle County.
It was built in 2008, in the postwar decades; it crosses Red Clay Creek.
Status check, 2026-11: Floods from Tropical Storm Henri destroyed the c.1850 original in 2003. A Town lattice replica reopened December 15, 2008, with its roadway raised 5 ft. Sources give its length as 60 or 72 ft. Wooddale Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.7658° N, 75.6372° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Red Clay Creek |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.76580, -75.63720 |
Nearby places
- Ashland Covered Bridgecovered bridge · New Castle County · 2.5 mi
- Glenvilleghost town · New Castle County · 3.7 mi
- Queonemysingghost town · Delaware County · 5.5 mi
- Smith's Bridgecovered bridge · New Castle County · 5.9 mi
- Christiana Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 6.9 mi
- Marcus Hook Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 7.1 mi
- Bellevue Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 7.1 mi
- Christiana North Jetty Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 7.5 mi
- Cherry Island Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 7.8 mi
- New Castle Range Rear Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 8.4 mi
- Marcus Hook Range Front Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 8.6 mi
- Marcus Hook Range Front Lightlighthouse · New Castle County · 8.6 mi
Questions
Where is Wooddale Bridge?
Wooddale Bridge is in New Castle County, Delaware, at 39.7658, -75.6372.
How many covered bridges are in New Castle County?
New Castle County, Delaware has 4 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.