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)
SR 9
FairOver: BLACKBIRD CREEK
TAYLORS BRIDGE, New Castle, DE
EDGEMOOR RD / SR3
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN&AMTRAK
EDGEMOOR, New Castle, DE
CHRISTIANA BYPASS
FairOver: CHRISTINA RIVER
W. OF NEW CASTLE AIRPORT, New Castle, DE
CLARKS CORNER RD.
FairOver: DRAGON CREEK
W. OF DELAWARE CITY, New Castle, DE
BEAVER DAM RD.
FairOver: BEAVER VALLEY CREEK
N/E OF CENTERVILLE, New Castle, DE
JFK MEM HGWY/I95
FairOver: SHELLPOT CREEK
N. OF BELLEFONTE, New Castle, DE
KIRKWOOD HWY/SR2
FairOver: RED CLAY CREEK & RR
CRANSTON HEIGHTS, New Castle, DE
I 95
FairOver: CHRISTINA RIVER
SOUTH OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
VIETNAM VET MEM HY
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
EAST WILMINGTON/EDGEMOOR, New Castle, DE
CHRISTIANA BYPASS
FairOver: CHRISTINA RIVER
W. OF NEW CASTLE AIRPORT, New Castle, DE
SNUFF MILL RD
FairOver: BARROW'S RUN
N/E OF YORKLYN, New Castle, DE
AIRPORT RD
FairOver: NONESUCH CREEK
N. OF NEW CASTLE AIRPORT, New Castle, DE
SR1
FairOver: EAGLE RUN
CHRISTIANA, New Castle, DE
SR1
FairOver: EAGLE RUN
CHRISTIANA, New Castle, DE
OLD MILLTOWN RD.
FairOver: MILL CREEK
MILLTOWN, New Castle, DE
ELKTON RD/SR2
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
S/W OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
WIGGINS MILL RD.
FairOver: CATTAIL BRANCH
N. TOWNSEND LIMITS, New Castle, DE
NINTH ST
FairOver: CSX
N/W WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
DARLEY RD
FairOver: NAAMANS CREEK
CLAYMONT, New Castle, DE
GOV. PRINTZ BLVD
FairOver: HOLLYOAK CREEK
EAST OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
I95 SB/JFK MEM HGY
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
SOUTH NEWARK, New Castle, DE
16TH ST
FairOver: BRANDYWINE RIVER
WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
I 95 NB
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
S.W. OF NEWPORT, New Castle, DE
I 95 SB
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
S.W. OF NEWPORT, New Castle, DE
MILLER RD.
FairOver: MATSON RUN
NORTH WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
I 95
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
NORTH OF CHRISTIANA INTER, New Castle, DE
I 495 NB
FairOver: SHELLPOT CREEK
EAST OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
I 495 SB
FairOver: SHELLPOT CREEK
EAST OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
THOMPSON BRIDGE RD
FairOver: BRANDYWINE CREEK
E. OF GUYENCOURT, New Castle, DE
FORREST AVE
FairOver: CHESTNUT RUN
ELSMERE, New Castle, DE
FAULKLAND RD/SR34
FairOver: LITTLE MILL CREEK
NORTH OF PRICES CORNER, New Castle, DE
ROCKLAND RD
FairOver: WILSON RUN
ROCKLAND, New Castle, DE
LIMESTONE RD / SR7
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
N/W OF STANTON, New Castle, DE
PADDOCK RD.
FairOver: SAW MILL BRANCH
CHAMBERSVILLE, New Castle, DE
FOULK RD/SR261
FairOver: SHELLPOT CREEK
FAIRFAX, New Castle, DE
FAULKLAND RD/SR34
FairOver: RED CLAY CREEK
N.W. OF PRICES CORNER, New Castle, DE
SIXTH ST
FairOver: CSX
WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
MT CUBA ROAD
FairOver: RED CLAY CREEK
S/E OF ASHLAND, New Castle, DE
DARLEY RD
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
N/W OF CLAYMONT, New Castle, DE
OLD BALTIMORE PK
FairOver: TRIB OF CHRISTINA CRK
S/E OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
SR 9 / RIVER ROAD
FairOver: VALERO OIL PIPE LINES
W. OF DELAWARE CITY, New Castle, DE
SMITH BRIDGE RD
FairOver: BRANDYWINE CREEK
N. OF BRANDYWINE CREEK SP, New Castle, DE
NEWPORT GAP PIKE
FairOver: RED CLAY CREEK
WEST OF ELSMERE, New Castle, DE
MAIN ST/CHRISTIANA
FairOver: CHRISTINA RIVER
CHRISTIANA, New Castle, DE
SR896
FairOver: MUDDY RUN
NORTH OF GLASGOW, New Castle, DE
LANCASTER PK/SR48
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
FOULK RD/SR261
FairOver: SOUTH BRANCH NAAMANS CK
NORTH OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
LIMESTONE RD / SR7
FairOver: MILL CREEK
S. OF DELCASTLE REC. AREA, New Castle, DE
MAPLE AVE
FairOver: CHESTNUT RUN
ELSMERE, New Castle, DE
CORNWELL DR.
FairOver: WATERWAY
E OF LUMS POND STATE PARK, New Castle, DE
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