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.
Condition Distribution
All Bridges (533)
CREEK RD/SR82
FairOver: RED CLAY CREEK
ASHLAND, New Castle, DE
SOUTH MARKET ST
FairOver: CHRISTINA RIVER
WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
SOUTH LINCOLN ST
FairOver: CANBY PARK VIADUCT
WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
RED MILL RD
FairOver: AMTRAK
EAST OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
CHURCH RD.
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
N/W NEWARK, New Castle, DE
BEAR CORBITT RD
FairOver: RED LION CREEK
N/W OF DELAWARE CITY, New Castle, DE
BARLEY MILL RD
FairOver: RED CLAY CREEK
MT. CUBA, New Castle, DE
NEW ROAD
FairOver: WATERWAY
ELSMERE, New Castle, DE
SUNSET LAKE RD
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
S. OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
EAST PARK DRIVE
FairOver: GOLF CART & BIKE/PED WAY
N. OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
WILSON ROAD
FairOver: SHELLPOT CREEK
NORTH OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
HARVEY ROAD
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
SOUTH OF ARDEN, New Castle, DE
NEWPORT RD.
FairOver: RED CLAY CREEK
MARSHALLTON, New Castle, DE
WEDGEWOOD RD
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
WEST OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
NOXONTOWN RD.
FairOver: NOXONTOWN POND/SPILLWAY
S/E MIDDLETOWN LIMITS, New Castle, DE
CHURCHMANS RD
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
W. OF NEW CASTLE AIRPORT, New Castle, DE
DUPONT PKY/US13 NB
FairOver: BLACKBIRD CREEK
NORTH OF BLACKBIRD, New Castle, DE
APPLE RD
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
NEWARK, New Castle, DE
BARKSDALE RD
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
WEST OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
S. COLLEGE AVE. NB
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
SOUTH NEWARK, New Castle, DE
SR 7 / SR 4
FairOver: WHITE CLAY CREEK
WEST OF NEWPORT, New Castle, DE
SR 9
FairOver: ST. GEORGES CREEK
N. OF PORT PENN, New Castle, DE
RED MILL RD
FairOver: WHITE CLAY CREEK
EAST OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
OTTS CHAPEL RD.
FairOver: AMTRAK
WEST OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
CLAYTON DELANEY RD
FairOver: PAW PAW BRANCH
W. OF CLAYTON LIMITS, New Castle, DE
VANBUREN STREET
FairOver: BRANDYWINE CREEK&FLUME
WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
SR9/FLEMINGS LAND
FairOver: SMYRNA RIVER
FLEMINGS LANDING, New Castle, DE
S. COLLEGE AVE. SB
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
SOUTH NEWARK, New Castle, DE
YORKLYN RD
FairOver: RED CLAY CREEK
YORKLYN, New Castle, DE
NEWPORT GAP PK
FairOver: HYDE RUN
N.W. OF PRICES CORNER, New Castle, DE
MARL PIT RD
FairOver: DOVE NEST BRANCH
N.W. OF ODESSA, New Castle, DE
MILL CREEK RD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
SOUTH OF HOCKESSIN, New Castle, DE
SR 896 S TO I 95 S
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
SOUTH NEWARK, New Castle, DE
RIVER RD / SR9
FairOver: RED LION CREEK
N/W OF DELAWARE CITY, New Castle, DE
FOULK RD / SR261
FairOver: MATSON RUN
NORTH OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
OLD BALTIMORE PIKE
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
S. OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
NORTH MARKET ST
FairOver: BRANDYWINE CREEK
WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
SOUTH PARK DR
FairOver: MILL RACE
BRANDYWINE PARK, New Castle, DE
MERMAID STONEY BAT
FairOver: MILL CREEK
EAST OF MERMAID, New Castle, DE
KIRKWOOD HWY/SR2
FairOver: PIKE CREEK
W. OF DELAWARE PARK, New Castle, DE
KIRKWOOD HWY/SR2
FairOver: RED CLAY CREEK & RR
CRANSTON HEIGHTS, New Castle, DE
DUPONT HWY/US13
FairOver: ARMY CREEK
SOUTH OF NEW CASTLE, New Castle, DE
WASHINGTON ST EXT
FairOver: SHELLPOT CREEK
N.E. OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
OLD CAPITOL TRAIL
FairOver: CALF RUN
KIAMENSI, New Castle, DE
KIRKWOOD HWY/SR2
FairOver: MILL CREEK
N/W OF STANTON, New Castle, DE
CHRISTINA PARKWAY
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
NEWARK, New Castle, DE
HOPKINS RD.
FairOver: WHITE CLAY CREEK
NORTH OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
UNION CHURCH RD.
FairOver: BEAVER BRANCH
E. OF TOWNSEND, New Castle, DE
NORTHEAST BLVD
FairOver: BRANDYWINE RIVER
WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
I 495 SB
FairOver: N/S RR -ABANDONED
NEWPORT, New Castle, DE
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