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)
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
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 |