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)
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
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