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)
I 495 NB
FairOver: Pedestrian Path
NEWPORT, New Castle, DE
MAIN STREET/SR4
FairOver: CALF RUN
STANTON, New Castle, DE
I95 NB/JFK MEM HGY
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
SOUTH NEWARK, New Castle, DE
OLD POSSUM PARK RD
FairOver: MIDDLE RUN
EAST OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
I95 / JFK MEM HGWY
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
SOUTH OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
JFK MEM HGWY/I95SB
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
N. E. OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
KOREAN WAR VET HWY
FairOver: APPOQUINIMINK RIVER
SOUTH OF ODESSA, New Castle, DE
RISING SUN LANE
FairOver: BRANDYWINE CREEK
N/W WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
BAYNARD BLVD.
FairOver: SHELLPOT CREEK
NORTH OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
STONE CROP DR
FairOver: SOUTH BRANCH NAAMANS CRE
NORTHMINSTER, New Castle, DE
LINCOLN AVE
FairOver: TRIB OF HOLLY OAK CREEK
GWINHURST, New Castle, DE
MONTCHANIN R/SR100
FairOver: TRIB. TO WILSONS RUN
WEST OF ROCKLAND, New Castle, DE
CREEK RD/SR82
FairOver: RED CLAY CREEK
ASHLAND, New Castle, DE
FOX HILL LANE
FairOver: RED CLAY CREEK
WOODDALE, New Castle, DE
ELDERON DRIVE
FairOver: TRIB OF MILL CREEK
S/ OF DELCASTLE REC. AREA, New Castle, DE
CHAPMAN RD.
FairOver: WATERWAY
W. OF CHRISTIANA, New Castle, DE
SR 7 / N. OLD BALT
FairOver: TRIB. TO CHRISTINA RIVER
NORTH OF CHRISTIANA, New Castle, DE
OTTS CHAPEL RD
FairOver: WEST BRANCH
WEST OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
FAIRVIEW AVE.
FairOver: WATERWAY
S/W OF MT. PLEASANT, New Castle, DE
CHURCHTOWN RD.
FairOver: BACK CREEK
SOUTH OF SUMMIT BRIDGE, New Castle, DE
GREARS CORNER RD.
FairOver: BARLOW BRANCH
WEST OF BLACKBIRD, New Castle, DE
ALLEY MILL RD
FairOver: PAW PAW BRANCH
N/W OF CLAYTON, New Castle, DE
MARKET ST / US13 B
FairOver: SHELLPOT CREEK
EAST OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
PHILA PK/MARKET
FairOver: STONEY RUN
N.E. OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
GRUBBS LANDING RD
FairOver: WATERWAY
CLAYMONT, New Castle, DE
KENNETT PIKE/SR52
FairOver: WATERWAY
GREENVILLE, New Castle, DE
MALLARD RD.
FairOver: ARMY CREEK
S/W OF NEW CASTLE, New Castle, DE
LOVERING AVE
FairOver: PEDESTRIAN PATH
BRANDYWINE PARK, New Castle, DE
VIETNAM MEM HGWY
FairOver: SO.BRANCH-NAAMANS CREEK
CLAYMONT, New Castle, DE
I495S-12TH ST RAMP
FairOver: 84" PIPE/DRAINAGE AREA
WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
NEWARK-CHRISTIANA
FairOver: AMTRAK
OGLETOWN / EAST NEWARK, New Castle, DE
DUPONT PKWY/US13 S
FairOver: WATERWAY
S. OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
SR273 / OGLETOWN R
FairOver: AMTRAK
OGLETOWN, New Castle, DE
KOREAN WAR VET MEM
FairOver: STONEY CREEK
DELAIRES, New Castle, DE
NAAMANS RD / SR92
FairOver: NAAMANS CREEK
WEST OF MARCUS HOOK, New Castle, DE
WAY ROAD
FairOver: TRIB OF RED CLAY CREEK
EAST OF ASHLAND, New Castle, DE
UPPER PIKE CREEK R
FairOver: PIKE CREEK
E. OF WHITE CLAY PARK, New Castle, DE
SR 299/MAIN STREET
FairOver: APPOQUINIMINK RIVER
S/E ODESSA LIMITS, New Castle, DE
BENGE RD.
FairOver: RED CLAY CREEK
YORKLYN, New Castle, DE
KIAMENSI RD
FairOver: RED CLAY CREEK
S.W. OF NEWPORT, New Castle, DE
SUNSET LAKE RD
FairOver: MUDDY RUN
SOUTH OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
BRENNEN DR
FairOver: TRIB. TO WHITE CLAY CREE
TODD ESTATES, New Castle, DE
DARLEY RD
FairOver: NAAMANS CREEK
WEST OF NAAMANS, New Castle, DE
KOREAN WAR VET MEM
FairOver: APPOQUINIMINK RIVER
SOUTH OF ODESSA, New Castle, DE
GOV PRINTZ BLVD
FairOver: SHELLPOT CREEK
WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
ELKTON RD/SR2
FairOver: WEST BRANCH
S/W NEWARK, New Castle, DE
CARR RD
FairOver: SHELLPOT CREEK
EAST OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
12TH ST-I495 RAMP
FairOver: 48" PIPE / DRAINAGE AREA
WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
FAULKLAND RD
FairOver: HYDE RUN
W. OF BRANDYWINE PARK, New Castle, DE
SR 141
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
NORTH OF 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 |