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)
CARR RD
FairOver: SHELLPOT CREEK
NORTH OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
GLENROCK DR
FairOver: SOUTH BRANCH NAAMANS CK
WEST OF CLAYMONT, New Castle, DE
PAPERMILL RD/SR 72
FairOver: PIKE CREEK
NORTH OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
NEWPORT GAP PIKE
FairOver: HYDE RUN
NORTH OF STANTON, New Castle, DE
SHIPLEY RD.
FairOver: SHELLPOT CREEK
N/E OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
BLACKBIRD LANDING
FairOver: BLACKBIRD CREEK
E. OF TOWNSEND, New Castle, DE
CHAMBERS ROCK RD
GoodOver: WHITE CLAY CREEK
WHITE CLAY CREEK PRESERVE, New Castle, DE
PHILADELPHIA PIKE
GoodOver: NAAMANS CREEK/HAUL ROAD
NAAMANS, New Castle, DE
LLANGOLLEN BLVD.
GoodOver: ARMY CREEK
W. OF NEW CASTLE, New Castle, DE
HARMONY RD
GoodOver: AMTRAK
EAST OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
WELDIN RD
GoodOver: TURKEY RUN
E. OF BLUE BALL AREA, New Castle, DE
GRANVILLE RD
GoodOver: PIKE CREEK
WEST OF MERMAID, New Castle, DE
KIRKWOOD HWY/SR2
GoodOver: TRIB TO LITTLE MILL CRK
ELSMERE, New Castle, DE
12TH ST
GoodOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
MILL CREEK RD
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
SOUTH OF HOCKESSIN, New Castle, DE
HERCULES RD
GoodOver: HYDE RUN
S/W OF DE NAT. CNTRY CLUB, New Castle, DE
GRUBB RD
GoodOver: TRIB. TO NAAMANS CREEK
WEST OF ARDEN, New Castle, DE
SR71 / RED LION RD
GoodOver: RED LION CREEK
RED LION, New Castle, DE
CHOPTANK RD.
GoodOver: BACK CREEK
SOUTH OF SUMMIT BRIDGE, New Castle, DE
COACHMANS RD
GoodOver: SHELLPOT CREEK
S/E OF TALLEYVILLE, New Castle, DE
AUBURN HEIGHTS LOT
GoodOver: MILL RACE
YORKLYNN, New Castle, DE
SR 72, POSSUM PARK
GoodOver: MIDDLE RUN
EAST OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
BEAVER DAM RD.
GoodOver: TRIB. TO BRANDYWINE CRK
N/E OF CENTERVILLE, New Castle, DE
OTTS CHAPEL RD
GoodOver: PERSIMMON RUN
S.W. OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
BALTIMORE AVE.
GoodOver: DERRICKSON RUN
TOWN OF ELSMERE, New Castle, DE
FOX DEN RD.
GoodOver: MIDDLE RUN
PIKE CREEK AREA, New Castle, DE
BRACKENVILLE RD
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
SOUTH OF HOCKESSIN, New Castle, DE
CHESPEAKE CITY RD.
GoodOver: GUTHRIE RUN
N.W. OF SUMMIT BRIDGE, New Castle, DE
VANDYKE-GREENSPRIN
GoodOver: GREENSPRING BRANCH
N. OF CLAYTON, New Castle, DE
WALNUT ST/US13 NB
GoodOver: SHOPPING PLAZA DRAINAGE
S. OF WILMIGTON, New Castle, DE
OLD KENNET PIKE RD
GoodOver: WATERWAY
N. OF OWLS NEST ESTATES, New Castle, DE
MEADOWBROOK AVE
GoodOver: WATERWAY
NEAR KIAMENSKI YARD, New Castle, DE
RED MILL RD
GoodOver: STREAM MILL POND
EAST OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
SONGSMITH DRIVE
GoodOver: TRIB. TO SMALLEY'S POND
N. OF GOVERNOR'S SQUARE, New Castle, DE
GLASGOW AVE.
GoodOver: MUDDY RUN
NORTH OF GLASGOW, New Castle, DE
CARAVEL DR
GoodOver: BELLTOWN RUN
CARAVEL FARMS, New Castle, DE
BRICK MILL RD
GoodOver: DOVE NEST BRANCH
NORTH MIDDLETOWN LIMITS, New Castle, DE
SILVER LAKE RD.
GoodOver: SILVER LAKE SPILLWY
S.E. OF MIDDLETOWN, New Castle, DE
MARYLAND LINE RD.
GoodOver: TRIB OF SASSAFRAS RIVER
WEST OF TOWNSEND, New Castle, DE
EAGLES NEST LDG RD
GoodOver: SAW MILL BRANCH
S/E OF BLACKBIRD, New Castle, DE
DEER RUN RD
GoodOver: SAW MILL BRANCH
EAST OF BLACKBIRD, New Castle, DE
PALMETTO DR
GoodOver: ARMY CREEK
BEAR, New Castle, DE
BEAVER DAM RD
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
N. OF BRANDYWINE S.P., New Castle, DE
OLD BALTIMORE PIKE
GoodOver: TRIB. TO SMALLEYS DAM
S/W OF CHRISITANA, New Castle, DE
WEDGEWOOD RD
GoodOver: E. BRANCH CHRISTINA CRK
N/W OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
US 40 /PULASKI HWY
GoodOver: TRIB. TO ARMY CREEK
N/E OF BEAR, New Castle, DE
SR 1 (NB)
GoodOver: DRAWYER CREEK
NORTH OF ODESSA, New Castle, DE
SR 1 (SB)
GoodOver: DRAWYER CREEK
N. OF ODESSA, New Castle, DE
KIRKWOOD HWY/SR2
GoodOver: CHESTNUT RUN
ELSMERE, New Castle, DE
US301
GoodOver: WATERWAY/WILDLIFE X-ING
NORTHEAST OF MIDDLETOWN, New Castle, DE
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