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)
JFK MEM HGY/I95NB
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
N.E. OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
MARYLAND AVE/SR4
FairOver: LITTLE MILL CREEK
WEST OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
SR 9
FairOver: APPOQUINIMINK RIVER
N/E OF ODESSA, New Castle, DE
HYETTS CORNER RD
FairOver: US301
WEST OF BIDDLES CORNER, New Castle, DE
FOULK RD/SR261
FairOver: TRIBUTARY -NAAMANS CREEK
NORTH OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
US13NB/DUPONT PKY
FairOver: DRAWYERS CREEK
NORTH OF ODESSA, New Castle, DE
FERRY CUT OFF RD
FairOver: NARROW DYKE CANAL
NEW CASTLE, New Castle, DE
US 13 NB/DUPONT PA
FairOver: APPOQUINIMINK RIVER
SOUTH OF ODESSA, New Castle, DE
US 13 SB
FairOver: APPOQUINIMINK RIVER
SOUTH OF ODESSA, New Castle, DE
SUMMIT BRIDGE RD
FairOver: CATTAIL BRANCH
N. TOWNSEND LIMITS, New Castle, DE
WALTHER ROAD
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
NORTHWEST OF BEAR, New Castle, DE
BRANDYWINE CREEK R
FairOver: TRIB. TO BRANDYWINE
N/E OF CENTERVILLE, New Castle, DE
I 295 S TO SR 9 N
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
NEW CASTLE, New Castle, DE
I 295 SB RD 56
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
NEW CASTLE, New Castle, DE
I 495
FairOver: HOLLYOAK CREEK
CLAYMONT, New Castle, DE
FOULK RD/SR261
FairOver: S. BRANCH NAAMANS CREEK
N/W OF ARDEN, New Castle, DE
ROCKLAND RD
FairOver: HUSBANDS RUN
NORTH OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
OLD KENNETT RD
FairOver: BARROW'S RUN
N/E OF YORKLYN, New Castle, DE
CHRISTINA PARKWAY
FairOver: AMTRAK & CONRAIL
NEWARK, New Castle, DE
OLD WILMINGTON RD.
FairOver: WILM & WEST R/R
EAST OF HOCKESSIN, New Castle, DE
WILMINGTON RD
FairOver: NARROW DYKE CANAL
NEW CASTLE, New Castle, DE
NAAMANS RD / SR92
FairOver: NAAMANS CREEK
WEST OF NAAMANS, New Castle, DE
MCCOY RD
FairOver: DRAGON CREEK
E. OF LUMS POND, New Castle, DE
US13SB/DUPONT PKY
FairOver: DRAWYERS CREEK
NORTH OF ODESSA, New Castle, DE
VIETNAM VET MEM HY
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
EAST WILMINGTON/EDGEMOOR, New Castle, DE
SR1 SOUTHBOUND
FairOver: SCOTT RUN
S. OF ST. GEORGES, New Castle, DE
DARLEY RD
FairOver: NAAMANS CREEK
WEST OF NAAMANS, New Castle, DE
SEARS BLVD
FairOver: HERSHEY RUN
S/E OF STANTON, New Castle, DE
PIKE CREEK RD.
FairOver: PIKE CREEK
N/W OF DELAWARE PARK, New Castle, DE
CAPITOL TRAIL/SR2
FairOver: WHITE CLAY CREEK
WINDY HILLS, N/E NEWARK, New Castle, DE
SALEM CHURCH RD
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
S/E OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
SR4 WESTBOUND
FairOver: RED CLAY CREEK
STANTON, New Castle, DE
NAAMANS RD/SR92 EB
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
N. OF CLAYMONT, New Castle, DE
NAAMANS RD/SR92 WB
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
N. OF CLAYMONT, New Castle, DE
SR7 & SR4
FairOver: AMTRAK
STANTON, New Castle, DE
SR 7 / SR 4
FairOver: AMTRAK
STANTON, New Castle, DE
KOREAN WAR MEM HGY
FairOver: SCOTT RUN
S. OF ST. GEORGES, New Castle, DE
NEW ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE MILL CREEK
ELSMERE, New Castle, DE
WELSH TRACT RD.
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
SOUTH NEWARK, New Castle, DE
ADAMS DAM RD
FairOver: WILSON RUN
ROCKLAND, New Castle, DE
W.CHESTNUT HILL RD
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
SOUTH NEWARK, New Castle, DE
LEA BLVD
FairOver: SHELLPOT CREEK
NE. OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
I 495 SB
FairOver: STONEY CREEK
N/ OF BELLEFONTE, New Castle, DE
SALEM CHURCH RD
FairOver: MUDDY RUN
S/E OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
SR 9
FairOver: SILVER RUN
N.E. OF ODESSA, New Castle, DE
MARROWS RD
FairOver: AMTRAK
NEWARK, New Castle, DE
HARMONY RD
FairOver: WHITE CLAY CREEK
NORTH OF OGLETOWN, New Castle, DE
WOODDALE RD
FairOver: MILL RACE
ASHLAND, New Castle, DE
MITCH RD / SR4
FairOver: RED CLAY CREEK
STANTON, New Castle, DE
MILLTOWN RD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
MILLTOWN, 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 |