Kent County, DE

192 public highway bridges

Kent County Bridge Snapshot

Kent County, Delaware contains 192 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 40.1% are rated “Good,” 38.5% “Fair,” 1.6% “Poor,” and 1.6% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in DE are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

192
Total Bridges
40.1%
Good
1.6%
Poor
1.6%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
40.1% (77)
Fair
38.5% (74)
Poor
1.6% (3)
SD
1.6% (3)

All Bridges (192)

DUPONT HWY/US13

Fair

Over: ST. JONES RIVER

DOVER, Kent, DE

Built 1951 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 22,690

HILLS MARKET RD

Fair

Over: BLACK SWAMP CREEK

S/W OF FELTON, Kent, DE

Built 1949 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 667

SANDBOX RD

Fair

Over: BROWNS BRANCH

N.E. OF HARRINGTON, Kent, DE

Built 1966 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 426

DIVISION ST. / SR8

Fair

Over: ST. JONES RIVER

DOVER, Kent, DE

Built 1885 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 11,547

TARAILA RD

Fair

Over: BEAVERDAM TAX DITCH

NORTH OF MARYDEL, Kent, DE

Built 1959 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 1,022

BIG STONE BEACH RD

Fair

Over: FISHING BRANCH

NORTH OF MILFORD, Kent, DE

Built 1990 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 562

UNDERWOODS CORNER

Fair

Over: JORDAN BRANCH

WEST OF KENTON, Kent, DE

Built 1964 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 756

US 113 & SR1 SB

Fair

Over: MURDERKILL RIVER

FREDERICA BYPASS, Kent, DE

Built 1965 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 22,753

US113 & SR1 NB

Fair

Over: MURDERKILL RIVER

FREDERICA BYPASS, Kent, DE

Built 1965 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 22,490

LOOCKERMAN ST

Fair

Over: ST. JONES RIVER

DOVER, Kent, DE

Built 1934 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 7,666

STILL RD

Fair

Over: CHOPTANK RIVER

SOUTH OF MARYDEL, Kent, DE

Built 2000 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 148

SCARBOROUGH RD

Fair

Over: FORK BRANCH

NORTH OF DOVER, Kent, DE

Built 1999 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 14,877

ANDREWVILLE RD

Fair

Over: MARSHYHOPE CREEK

N/W OF ANDREWVILLE, Kent, DE

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 395

BROCKOMBRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: TRIB.MURDERKILL RIVER

SOUTH OF BOWERS BEACH, Kent, DE

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35

US 113 / BAY RD.

Fair

Over: TUB MILL POND/SWAN CREEK

SOUTH OF MILFORD, Kent, DE

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,299

LEIPSIC RD

Fair

Over: MUDDY BRANCH

NEAR DOVER DOWNS, Kent, DE

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,677

MT FRIENDSHIP RD

Fair

Over: LEIPSIC RIVER

EAST OF KENTON, Kent, DE

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,579

MT OLIVE CEMETERY

Fair

Over: WILDCAT BRANCH

EAST OF SANDTOWN, Kent, DE

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 375

EDWARDSVILLE RD

Fair

Over: WHITE MARSH BRANCH

NE OF WHITELYSBURG, Kent, DE

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 289

HEMPING RD

Fair

Over: MARSHYHOPE CREEK

WEST OF HARRINGTON, Kent, DE

Built 1928 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 176

FISHER'S BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: MARSHYHOPE CREEK

N.E. OF ADAMSVILLE, Kent, DE

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 569

WILLIAMSVILLE RD.

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO HAVEN LAKE

WEST OF MILFORD, Kent, DE

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,094

RD104/KENTON RD

Fair

Over: MUDSTONE BRANCH

NORTHWEST DOVER, Kent, DE

Built 1920 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 6,536

DUPONT HWY/US13

Fair

Over: ISAACS BRANCH

SOUTH OF DOVER, Kent, DE

Built 1952 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 38,782

FORK LANDING RD

Fair

Over: BROWNS BRANCH

S.W. OF FREDERICA, Kent, DE

Built 1957 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 281

COW MARSH CREEK RD

Fair

Over: COW MARSH DITCH

W. OF VIOLA, Kent, DE

Built 1981 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 427

MAIN STREET

Fair

Over: TIDY ISLAND CREEK

SOUTH OF MARYDEL, Kent, DE

Built 1975 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,321

FAST LANDING RD

Fair

Over: DYKE BRANCH

LEIPSIC, Kent, DE

Built 1995 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 782

WOODLAND BEACH RD.

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

WOODLAND BEACH, Kent, DE

Built 1971 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 370

LION HOPE RD

Fair

Over: GRAVELLY RUN

WEST OF KENTON, Kent, DE

Built 2011 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 302

GREENVILLE RD

Fair

Over: GREEN BRANCH

S/W OF HARRINGTON, Kent, DE

Built 1986 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 242

MARKET ST

Fair

Over: MURDERKILL RIVER

FREDERICA, Kent, DE

Built 1996 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 398

MAHAN CORNER RD

Fair

Over: CULBRETH MARSH DITCH

S.E OF MARYDEL, Kent, DE

Built 1957 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 673

McGINNIS POND RD

Fair

Over: MC GINNIS POND

EAST OF CANTERBURY, Kent, DE

Built 1968 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,513

S. LITTLE CREEK RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

WEST OF LITTLE CREEK, Kent, DE

Built 2000 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,177

LUCKS DR

Fair

Over: SHADES BRANCH

S.E. OF MARYDEL, Kent, DE

Built 1985 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 417

LEBANON RD/SR10 EB

Fair

Over: ST. JONES RIVER

SOUTH OF DOVER, Kent, DE

Built 1978 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,725

NEW BURTON RD

Fair

Over: ISAAC BRANCH

WYOMING, Kent, DE

Built 1998 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 4,960

SHARON HILL RD

Fair

Over: CAHOON BRANCH

WEST OF DOVER, Kent, DE

Built 1996 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 739

C & R CENTER RD

Fair

Over: IRON MINE PRONG

WEST OF VIOLA, Kent, DE

Built 1958 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 186

ANDREWS LAKE RD

Fair

Over: ANDREWS LAKE

N/W OF FREDERICA, Kent, DE

Built 1964 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 955

SORGHUM MILL RD.

Fair

Over: TIDBURY CREEK

LEBANON, Kent, DE

Built 1989 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 4,215

SOUTH STATE ST

Fair

Over: TIDBURY BRANCH

SOUTH OF DOVER, Kent, DE

Built 1919 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 9,355

STATE ST

Fair

Over: ISAAC BRANCH-MOORES LAKE

MOORES LAKE, Kent, DE

Built 1919 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 11,225

TODDS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: ISSAC BRANCH

WEST OF WYOMING, Kent, DE

Built 1962 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,081

DUPONT BLVD / US13

Fair

Over: SMYRNA RIVER/DUCK CREEK

SMYRNA, Kent, DE

Built 1995 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 22,296

CARTER RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

SOUTH OF SMYRNA, Kent, DE

Built 1970 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 7,264

DUPONT HWY NB

Fair

Over: MURDERKILL RIVER

SOUTH OF FELTON, Kent, DE

Built 1954 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 12,269

STATE ST

Fair

Over: PUNCHEON RUN

DOVER, Kent, DE

Built 1957 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 14,406

KOREAN WAR VET HWY

Fair

Over: LEIPSIC RIVER

EAST OF GARRISONS LAKE, Kent, DE

Built 1992 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 21,018

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial