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.

153
Total Bridges
39.2%
Good
2%
Poor
2%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
39.2% (60)
Fair
52.9% (81)
Poor
2% (3)
SD
2% (3)

All Bridges (153)

CRAIGS MILL RD

Poor

Over: CRAIGS POND SPILLWAY

WEST OF SEAFORD, Sussex, DE

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

SR 54

Poor

Over: ASSAWOMAN BAY

FENWICK ISLAND, Sussex, DE

Built 1957 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 7,555

CODS ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: SLAUGHTER CREEK

WEST OF FOWLER BEACH, Sussex, DE

Built 1931 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 77

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial