Newark, New Castle County, DE
Casho Mill Road Railroad Bridge (Newark, DE)
Posted clearance 8'7"
- Clearance
- 8'7" ✓ corroborated
- Carried
- CSX Transportation — Philadelphia Subdivision
- Crosses
- Casho Mill Road
- Location
- Newark, New Castle County, DE
✓ OpenStreetMap independently tags Casho Mill Road maxheight=8'7" (way 1326215572, tunnel=yes) beneath the CSX Philadelphia Subdivision, matching the posted clearance.
70
Reported strikes (10 years (per 2024 reporting))
1
Incident records here
0
Fatalities
—
Injuries (confirmed counts)
Mitigation history: 8'7" — the most-struck bridge in Delaware. DelDOT installed a 'clanker' (hanging-ball) warning system; strikes continued afterward. UPDATE, and a conflict worth keeping in view: the Newark Post reported in March 2026 that DelDOT "finally found success" with the 2022 clankers — orange plastic balls hung over the road at the height of the bridge — and that they "have largely solved the problem on Casho Mill Road". The ~70-strikes-in-ten-years figure comes from 2024 reporting and covers a decade that is mostly pre-clanker, so the two accounts are not necessarily in conflict; the post-2022 strike rate has not been checked against DelDOT data (REV-42). If the 2026 assessment holds, this is the only clearly SUCCESSFUL mitigation in the record — and the reason officials plan to repeat it on North Chapel Street.
70
strikes · DE · 10 years (as of 2024)
The 12'0" Casho Mill Road railroad bridge in Newark had been hit about 70 times over ten years as of 2024; DelDOT installed a hanging “clanker” warning system, but strikes continued.
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Incident history
- ~70 strikes over 10 years (reported 2024) Recurring strikes
Over 70 recorded strikes in ten years at the Casho Mill Road railroad bridge in Newark, Delaware — continuing even after DelDOT installed a clanker warning system.
Vehicle: Multiple truck types · Multiple incidents with injuries · Frequent railroad service disruptions and road closures · Cause: 12'0" clearance; drivers proceed despite 'clanker' warning system