Sussex County, DE
153 public highway bridges
Sussex County Bridge Snapshot
Sussex County, Delaware contains 153 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 39.2% are rated “Good,” 52.9% “Fair,” 2% “Poor,” and 2% 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 (153)
DEER FOREST RD.
GoodOver: GRAVELLY BRANCH
N.W. OF GEORGETOWN, Sussex, DE
LIGHTHOUSE RD/SR54
GoodOver: TIDAL PONDS
WEST OF FENWICK ISLAND, Sussex, DE
LIGHTHOUSE RD/SR54
GoodOver: TIDAL PONDS
WEST OF FENWICK ISLAND, Sussex, DE
ARVEY ROAD
GoodOver: JAMES BRANCH
SOUTH OF TRUSSUM POND, Sussex, DE
WEST LINE RD
GoodOver: BUNTINGS BRANCH
W. OF FENWICK ISLAND, Sussex, DE
TUCKERS RD.
GoodOver: WEST BRANCH
NE OF BRIDGEVILLE, Sussex, DE
CONRAIL RD.
GoodOver: BUCKS BRANCH
NORTH OF SEAFORD, Sussex, DE
ELKS RD.
GoodOver: CLEAR BROOK
NORTH OF SEAFORD, Sussex, DE
JOHNSON RD.
GoodOver: WILEYS POND
EAST OF LAUREL, Sussex, DE
WILLOW ST
GoodOver: RECORDS POND
LAUREL, Sussex, DE
SCOTT LAND RD
GoodOver: GRAYS BRANCH
EAST OF LAUREL, Sussex, DE
MITCHELL ST.
GoodOver: IRON BRANCH
MILLSBORO, Sussex, DE
FIREMANS RD
GoodOver: GUM BRANCH
GUMBORO, Sussex, DE
LAKEVIEW RD.
GoodOver: SHOALS BRANCH
WEST OF MILLSBORO, Sussex, DE
MAPLE BRANCH RD.
GoodOver: MAPLE MARSH & BEAVER DAM
N/W OF GEORGETOWN, Sussex, DE
STOCKLEY RD
GoodOver: SHEEP PEN DITCH
N.W. OF MILLSBORO, Sussex, DE
JOHN J WILLIAMS HY
GoodOver: BURTON PRONG
S.W. OF REHOBOTH, Sussex, DE
KENT AVE.
GoodOver: ASSAWOMAN CANAL
SOUTH OF BETHANY BEACH, Sussex, DE
HANDY RD
GoodOver: HOUSTON BRANCH
WEST OF BRIDGEVILLE, Sussex, DE
HITCH POND RD.
GoodOver: HITCH POND
S/E OF LAUREL, Sussex, DE
SUSSEX HGWY (US13)
GoodOver: CLEAR BROOK
NORTH OF SEAFORD, Sussex, DE
SEASHORE HIGHWAY
GoodOver: DEEP CREEK
WEST OF GEORGETOWN, Sussex, DE
FRANKFORD SCHOOL R
GoodOver: VINES CREEK
FRANKFORD, Sussex, DE
COASTAL HGWY/SR1
GoodOver: CEDAR CREEK
ARGOS CORNER, Sussex, DE
COASTAL HWY / SR1
GoodOver: BROADKILL RIVER
EAST OF MILTON, Sussex, DE
SUSSEX HWY/US13 NB
GoodOver: RECORDS POND
EAST OF LAUREL, Sussex, DE
SUSSEX HWY / US13
GoodOver: RECORDS POND
EAST OF LAUREL, Sussex, DE
PORTSVILLE/W6TH ST
GoodOver: LITTLE CREEK
WEST OF LAUREL, Sussex, DE
BAKER MILL RD
GoodOver: TYNDALL BRANCH
EAST OF SEAFORD, Sussex, DE
MARSHALL STREET
GoodOver: HERRING BRANCH
MILFORD, Sussex, DE
IRON BRANCH RD
GoodOver: IRON BRANCH
S/E OF MILLSBORO, Sussex, DE
SHELL BRIDGE RD.
GoodOver: TRIB OF BROAD CREEK
S. OF BETHEL, Sussex, DE
OLD FURNACE RD
GoodOver: DEEP CREEK
EAST OF SEAFORD, Sussex, DE
SUNNYSIDE RD.
GoodOver: GUM BRANCH
EAST OF BRIDGEVILLE, Sussex, DE
ROBINSONVILLE RD
GoodOver: LOVE CREEK
SOUTH OF NASSUA, Sussex, DE
SR NB/COASTAL HGY
GoodOver: WAPLES POND
NORTH OF MILTON, Sussex, DE
TUCKERS RD
GoodOver: TOMS DAM BRANCH
SE OF GREENWOOD, Sussex, DE
WOOTEN RD.
GoodOver: RACOON POND SPILLWAY
SE OF LAUREL, Sussex, DE
VINES CREEK RD
GoodOver: VINES CREEK
EAST OF DAGSBORO, Sussex, DE
RUM BRIDGE RD.
GoodOver: MCCOLLEY'S BRANCH
WEST OF GEORGETOWN, Sussex, DE
PRIME HOOK RD
GoodOver: OLD SLAUGHTER CREEK
PRIME HOOK, Sussex, DE
OMAR RD.
GoodOver: VINES CREEK
E. OF FRANKFORD, Sussex, DE
CEDAR CREEK RD/SR3
GoodOver: CEDAR CREEK/SWIGGETS PON
S.E. OF MILFORD, Sussex, DE
UNION ST
GoodOver: BROADKILL RIVER
MILTON, Sussex, DE
SIGNATURE BLVD
GoodOver: DRUM CREEK
SOUTHWEST OF FENWICK, Sussex, DE
WEST ROBBINS RD.
GoodOver: GRAVELLY DITCH
N.W. OF GEORGETOWN, Sussex, DE
DAISY RD.
GoodOver: POCOMOKE RIVER
EAST OF GUMBORO, Sussex, DE
JOHNSON STORE RD
GoodOver: DIRICKSON CREEK
JOHNSON, Sussex, DE
DELAWARE AVE
GoodOver: BROAD CREEK
LAUREL, Sussex, DE
PEPPER POND RD
GoodOver: TRAP POND SPILLWAY
TRAP POND STATE PARK, Sussex, DE
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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| Publisher | Kiznis Studio |
| Sources | FHWA National Bridge Inventory, public U.S. government datasets |