Resor, Randolph R.; Blaze, James R.; Campbell, David W. - In: Review of Network Economics 7 (2008) 1
The Shellpot Bridge is a 536-foot swing bridge located on a rail freight bypass route around Wilmington, Delaware. When the bridge failed in 1994, Conrail, then the bridges owner, elected not to repair it due to declining freight volume. The State of Delaware reached agreement with the new...