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)

US113S/DUPONT BLVD

Good

Over: HAVEN LAKE

WEST MILFORD, Kent, DE

Built 1963 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 14,590

SANDY BEND RD

Good

Over: TAPPAHANNA DITCH

EAST OF MARYDEL, Kent, DE

Built 1957 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,404

PONDEROSA DR

Good

Over: BEAVER GUT DITCH

NORTH OF LITTLE HEAVEN, Kent, DE

Built 1999 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 1,508

PUNCHEON RUN

Good

Over: ST. JONES RIVER

SOUTH DOVER, Kent, DE

Built 2000 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 6,279

PUNCHEON RUN CONNE

Good

Over: ST JONES RIVER

SOUTH DOVER, Kent, DE

Built 2000 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 6,279

DUPONT HWY SB

Good

Over: MURDERKILL RIVER

SOUTH OF FELTON, Kent, DE

Built 1920 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 12,269

S. GOVERNORS AVE

Good

Over: PUNCHEON RUN

DOVER, Kent, DE

Built 2009 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 8,786

SR 12/FEDERICA RD.

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

FREDERICA, Kent, DE

Built 1996 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 1,707

PROSPECT CHURCH RD

Good

Over: BRIGHT-HAINES DITCH

S/E OF VERNON, Kent, DE

Built 2023 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 790

BIG WOODS RD

Good

Over: SPRUANCES BRANCH

WEST OF LEIPSIC, Kent, DE

Built 1997 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 142

TUXWARD RD.

Good

Over: TAPPAHANNA DITCH

EAST OF MARYDEL, Kent, DE

Built 2023 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 1,069

TAPPAHANNA BRIDGE

Good

Over: TAPPAHANNA DITCH

EAST OF MARYDEL, Kent, DE

Built 2022 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 262

KOREAN WAR VET HWY

Good

Over: DUCK CREEK

EAST OF SMYRNA, Kent, DE

Built 1993 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 22,108

KOREAN WAR MEM HWY

Good

Over: DUCK CREEK

EAST OF SMYRNA, Kent, DE

Built 1993 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 22,108

KOREAN WAR VET MEM

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

EAST OF SMYRNA, Kent, DE

Built 1993 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 19,906

KOREAN WAR VET HWY

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

EAST OF SMYRNA, Kent, DE

Built 1993 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 19,906

GALLO RD

Good

Over: GREEN BRANCH

WEST OF FARMINGTON, Kent, DE

Built 1985 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 569

JACKSON DITCH RD.

Good

Over: BROWNS BRANCH

N.E. HARRINGTON, Kent, DE

Built 2012 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 531

CARPENTER BRIDGE R

Good

Over: ASH GUT

S/W OF FREDERICA, Kent, DE

Built 1991 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 2,811

KOREAN WAR VET MEM

Good

Over: ALSTON BRANCH

NORTH OF CHESWOLD, Kent, DE

Built 1993 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 21,019

KOREAN WAR VET MEM

Good

Over: ALSTON BRANCH

NORTH OF CHESWOLD, Kent, DE

Built 1992 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 21,019

MAHAN CORNER RD

Good

Over: COW MARSH CREEK

NORTH OF SANDTOWN, Kent, DE

Built 1957 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 673

TWIN WILLOWS RD.

Good

Over: SNOWS BRANCH

S.E. OF SMYRNA, Kent, DE

Built 1996 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 585

WEST RAILROAD AVE

Good

Over: ISAAC BRANCH

WYOMING, Kent, DE

Built 2013 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 6,220

MCKEE RD.

Good

Over: MUDSTONE BRANCH

N/W OF DOVER, Kent, DE

Built 1996 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 4,661

UPPER KING RD.

Good

Over: TIDBURY CREEK

NORTH OF WOODSIDE, Kent, DE

Built 2000 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 4,661

N. LITTLE CREEK RD

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

EAST OF DOVER, Kent, DE

Built 2014 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 865

CHESTNUT GROVE RD

Good

Over: CAHOON BRANCH

WEST OF DOVER, Kent, DE

Built 2013 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 2,325

CANTERBURY RD/SR15

Good

Over: HUDSON BRANCH

EAST OF CANTERBURY, Kent, DE

Built 2013 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 4,070

DENNEYS RD

Good

Over: FORK BRANCH

NORTH OF DOVER, Kent, DE

Built 2015 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 1,486

WASHINGTON ST

Good

Over: MISPILLION RIVER

MILFORD, Kent, DE

Built 1933 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 99

BARRETT'S CHAP

Good

Over: DOUBLE RUN CREEK

SOUTH OF LITTLE HEAVEN, Kent, DE

Built 2015 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 1,754

US113N/DUPONT BLVD

Good

Over: HAVEN LAKE

WEST MILFORD, Kent, DE

Built 1963 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 14,589

HALLTOWN RD/SR8

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM DITCH

EAST OF MARYDEL, Kent, DE

Built 2019 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 4,308

WALNUT ST

Good

Over: MISPILLION RIVER

MILFORD, Kent, DE

Built 1987 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 4,888

TEXAS LN

Good

Over: MUDDY BRANCH

S/E OF LEIPSIC, Kent, DE

Built 2000 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 178

PONY TRACK RD

Good

Over: COW MARSH CREEK

WEST OF VIOLA, Kent, DE

Built 1964 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 415

CANTERBURY RD/SR15

Good

Over: COURSEYS POND

COURSEYS POND, Kent, DE

Built 1986 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 4,747

MAIN ST

Good

Over: LAKE COMO SPILLWAY

SMYRNA, Kent, DE

Built 1982 Load: 95.6 t ADT: 5,090

US ROUTE 13

Poor

Over: C & D CANAL

4.5 MI. W. OF REEDY PT., Kent, DE

Built 1941 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 10,208

LEBANON RD/SR10 WB

Poor

Over: ST. JONES RIVER

SOUTH OF DOVER, Kent, DE

Built 1965 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 8,726

MAPLE AVE

Structurally Deficient

Over: MISPILLION RIVER

MILFORD, Kent, DE

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 99

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