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)
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
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 |