William V Roth Jr. Bridge — Attraction in Delaware

The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Bridge is located in St. George's, DE. This bridge is located along DE 1. There is an older St. George's Bridge that you can see next to it that parallels this bridge that is on US 13 (located slightly to the east of this bridge). The bridge is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and does not have a toll itself. Tolling is done by the state of Delaware, which operates the overall DE 1 roadway. My most recent travel across this bridge was on October 8, 2019.

I am originally from NJ, but live in VA now, so I do travel from time to time up to New Jersey. For several years, I remember going over the old St. George's Bridge while the state was still building DE 1. For a while after the bridge opened, we would still take US 13 instead since there was no toll on that road. Eventually, once DE 1 was fully functional, in the early 2000s, we would just use DE 1 instead, especially since we had an EZ Pass. EZ Pass came to Virginia as a Smart Tag in 2004. The concrete segments that make up the bridge were actually made in Cape Charles, VA.

This bridge is named after Senator William V. Roth Jr., who was a senator in for Delaware (this is where Roth came from in Roth IRA's). This bridge is a cable-stayed bridge, which is similar to a suspension bridge, and opened in 1995. The bridge is quite a big span, spanning 4,650 long and is 100 feet above the canal below. The view of this bridge is beautiful. On one trip, we were a bit later getting to NJ and we ended up crossing after dark, and that was a beautiful sight to see as well. If the skies are clear and other weather conditions are good, you can usually see the Delaware Memorial Bridge to the northeast when headed north (look a little to the right). If that is where you will eventually be going, you'll generally get there in about 20 minutes with good traffic.

If your travels take you this way, definitely take in the moment in time as you approach and go across this bridge, whether it is in the daytime or at night. This is a short, but great bridge to travel over. Any future travels that take me this way will be done by going across this bridge. I think you'll like...

This bright yellow cable stayed bridge is impeccably maintained, like most roads in Delaware, and is a pleasure to drive across. The yellow color make it seem like a miniature Florida Sunshine Skyway bridge - appropriate for beachgoers and retirees headed down to the Slower Lower. On the other hand, if you're in for a commute up to Wilmington or Philly from the MOT you're in for rough time. Overall, this is Delaware's nicest bridge not shared with NJ - it benefits from its modern cable...

Nothing special, but still very cool to drive over and see the scenery for the brief period of time that you can. Wonderful architecture, and pretty well maintained bridge. I haven't driven in crazy weather or dealing with any sort of traffic jam or delay. Regardless, it has always been very easy. Just make sure to go with the flow of traffic;...