New Castle County, DE

533 public highway bridges

New Castle County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, New Castle County, Delaware contains 533 public highway bridges. Roughly 22.9% are rated “Good,” 41.8% “Fair,” and 0.9% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.

Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.

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

533
Total Bridges
22.9%
Good
41.8%
Fair
0.9%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
22.9% (122)
Fair
41.8% (223)
Poor
0.9% (5)

All Bridges (533)

MCQUAIL RD

Good

Over: CORKS POINT DITCH

N.E. OF SMYRNA, New Castle, DE

Built 1994 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 107

LANCASTER PK/SR48

Good

Over: RED CLAY CREEK

SOUTH OF WOODDALE, New Castle, DE

Built 2002 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 21,003

OLD NEWARK RD

Good

Over: COOL RUN

S/E OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE

Built 2017 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 2,706

KOREAN WAR VET MEM

Good

Over: RED LION CREEK

N/W OF DELAWARE CITY, New Castle, DE

Built 1994 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 39,892

KOREAN WAR VET MEM

Good

Over: RED LION CREEK

N/W OF DELAWARE CITY, New Castle, DE

Built 1996 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 39,892

ST. ANNS CHURCH RD

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

SOUTH OF MIDDLETOWN, New Castle, DE

Built 2010 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 3,407

SHARPLESS RD

Good

Over: RED CLAY CREEK

NORTH OF ASHLAND, New Castle, DE

Built 1976 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 815

WALKER SCHOOL RD

Good

Over: SAW MILL BRANCH

EAST OF BLACKBIRD, New Castle, DE

Built 1998 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 497

OLD CAPITOL TRAIL

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

N. OF DELAWARE PARK, New Castle, DE

Built 1996 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,894

US301 NB

Good

Over: DRAWYER CREEK

NORTH OF MIDDLETOWN, New Castle, DE

Built 2018 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 7,301

US301 SB

Good

Over: DRAWYER CREEK

NORTH OF MIDDLETOWN, New Castle, DE

Built 2018 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 7,301

CENTER RD/SR141

Good

Over: LITTLE MILL CREEK

N.E. OF PRICES CORNER, New Castle, DE

Built 2010 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 28,927

GOVERNR PRNTZ BLVD

Good

Over: STONEY CREEK

BELLEVUE, New Castle, DE

Built 1934 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 5,255

GRANT AVE.

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

HOCKESSIN, New Castle, DE

Built 2022 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 99

PARKSIDE BLVD

Good

Over: PERKINS RUN

SOUTHEAST OF ARDEN, New Castle, DE

Built 2020 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 99

CHESTNUT HILL RD.

Good

Over: TRIB OF CHRISTINA CRK

SOUTH NEWARK, New Castle, DE

Built 1984 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 8,596

US 301 NB

Good

Over: SCOTT RUN

SOUTH OF ST. GEORGES, New Castle, DE

Built 2018 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 15,312

SR896

Good

Over: MUDDY RUN

NORTH OF GLASGOW, New Castle, DE

Built 1991 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 16,773

US301

Good

Over: TRIB TO SCOTT RUN

SOUTH OF ST. GEORGES, New Castle, DE

Built 2018 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 15,312

RAMP TO US301NB

Good

Over: SANDY BRANCH

WEST OF MIDDLETOWN, New Castle, DE

Built 2018 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 1,300

I 295 N & US 40 E

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

NEW CASTLE, New Castle, DE

Built 1951 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 49,079

MITCH RD. / SR4

Good

Over: CALF RUN

STANTON, New Castle, DE

Built 1967 Load: 79.1 t ADT: 17,372

SR 1 NORTHBOUND

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

NORTH OF WRANGLE HILL, New Castle, DE

Built 1995 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 30,557

SR 1 SB

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

NORTH OF WRANGLE HILL, New Castle, DE

Built 1995 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 30,557

NEW SWEDEN ST

Good

Over: RIVERWALK PATH

WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE

Built 2019 Load: 85.9 t ADT: 99

CONCORD PK/US202

Good

Over: ROCKY RUN

NORTH OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE

Built 1987 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 38,705

NEW LINDEN HILL RD

Good

Over: PIKE CREEK

WEST OF MILLTOWN, New Castle, DE

Built 1970 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 15,448

JFK MEM HGWY/I95

Good

Over: SO.BRANCH NAAMANS CREEK

CLAYMONT, New Castle, DE

Built 1966 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 40,419

PRIVATE/PARK ROAD

Poor

Over: RED CLAY CREEK

YORKLYN AREA, New Castle, DE

Built 1915 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 99

JAMES ST.

Poor

Over: CHRISTINA RIVER

NEWPORT BRIDGE, New Castle, DE

Built 1929 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 4,556

GUYENCOURT RD.

Poor

Over: READING RR

BRANDYWINE AREA, New Castle, DE

Built 1918 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 532

DUPONT PKW/US13 SB

Poor

Over: BLACKBIRD CREEK

NORTH OF BLACKBIRD, New Castle, DE

Built 1920 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 10,619

SR 9

Poor

Over: APPOQUINIMINK RIVER

N/E OF ODESSA, New Castle, DE

Built 1973 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 840
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