New Castle County, DE
533 public highway bridges
New Castle County Bridge Snapshot
New Castle County, Delaware contains 533 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 22.9% are rated “Good,” 41.8% “Fair,” 0.9% “Poor,” and 0.9% 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.
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
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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| Sources | FHWA National Bridge Inventory, public U.S. government datasets |