Cecil County, MD

194 public highway bridges

Cecil County Bridge Snapshot

Cecil County, Maryland contains 194 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 31.4% are rated “Good,” 56.7% “Fair,” 4.1% “Poor,” and 4.1% 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 MD 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.

194
Total Bridges
31.4%
Good
4.1%
Poor
4.1%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
31.4% (61)
Fair
56.7% (110)
Poor
4.1% (8)
SD
4.1% (8)

All Bridges (194)

US 40 EB

Fair

Over: AMTRAK

0.31 MILE EAST OF MD 279, Cecil, MD

Built 1992 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 17,906

OLD TELEGRAPH ROAD

Fair

Over: BACK CREEK

0.6 MI S OF MD 286, Cecil, MD

Built 1930 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 525

MD 273

Fair

Over: LITTLE ELK CREEK

1.03 MILE WEST OF MD 213, Cecil, MD

Built 1973 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 8,002

GLEBE RD

Fair

Over: SCOTCHMAN CREEK

0.32 MI NW OF MD 213, Cecil, MD

Built 1985 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,465

MD 267

Fair

Over: AMTRAK

0.06 MILE EAST OF MD 7C, Cecil, MD

Built 1967 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,680

BASIN RUN ROAD

Fair

Over: BASIN RUN

0.1 MI E OF DR JACK RD, Cecil, MD

Built 1900 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 165

US 40 EB

Fair

Over: LITTLE NORTHEAST CREEK

0.65 MILE EAST OF MD 272, Cecil, MD

Built 1939 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 14,917

US 40 WB

Fair

Over: LITTLE NORTHEAST CREEK

0.65 MILE EAST OF MD 272, Cecil, MD

Built 1939 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 14,332

MD 327

Fair

Over: AMTRAK

0.17 MILE EAST OF MD 7B, Cecil, MD

Built 1942 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 499

RED TOAD ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

0.67 MI S OF IS 95, Cecil, MD

Built 1973 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,391

PILOT TOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: CONOWINGO CREEK

0.61 MI E OF OAKWOOD RD, Cecil, MD

Built 1972 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 878

OLD ELK NECK ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.4 MI S OF MD 7, Cecil, MD

Built 2004 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 109

US 40 EB

Fair

Over: LITTLE ELK CREEK

0.19 MILE EAST OF MD 279, Cecil, MD

Built 1939 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 15,537

US 40 WB

Fair

Over: LITTLE ELK CREEK

0.19 MILE EAST OF MD 279, Cecil, MD

Built 1939 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 16,172

MD 279

Fair

Over: LITTLE ELK CREEK

0.19 MILE SOUTH OF MD 545, Cecil, MD

Built 1968 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 13,600

DR. MILLER ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST BRANCH

0.86 MI N OF MD 272, Cecil, MD

Built 1992 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 1,470

WARBURTON ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE NORTHEAST CREEK

1.39 MILES NE OF MD 272, Cecil, MD

Built 1994 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 3,672

US 1

Fair

Over: STONE RUN

0.35 MILE NORTH OF MD 276, Cecil, MD

Built 1956 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 7,802

MD 272

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS.

0.7 MILE NORTH OF US 40, Cecil, MD

Built 1941 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 22,632

US 1

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF STONE RUN

1.45 MILE NORTH OF MD 276, Cecil, MD

Built 1956 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 7,802

BELVIDERE ROAD

Fair

Over: PRINCIPIO CREEK

0.03 MI S OF LINTON R RD, Cecil, MD

Built 1996 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 675

OLD ELK NECK ROAD

Fair

Over: AMTRAK

0.32 MI S OF US 40, Cecil, MD

Built 1980 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 5,968

MD 213

Fair

Over: LONG BRANCH

0.17 MILE NORTH OF MD 285, Cecil, MD

Built 1949 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 14,551

OLD ELK NECK ROAD

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

4 MI NW CHESAPEAKE CITY, Cecil, MD

Built 1992 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 777

RAGAN ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF OCTORARO CREEK

0.04 MI E OF JOHNSON RD, Cecil, MD

Built 1945 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 802

US 1

Fair

Over: OCTORARO CREEK

.54 MILE NORTH OF MD 591A, Cecil, MD

Built 1933 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 11,282

CHILDS ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE ELK CREEK

0.55 MI NE OF MD 545, Cecil, MD

Built 1946 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 964

I-95

Fair

Over: AMTRAK RR

Milepost M109.2, Cecil, MD

Built 1962 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 64,281

BAILIFF ROAD

Fair

Over: STONY RUN

0.97 MI S OF THEODORE RD, Cecil, MD

Built 1950 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 219

I-95

Fair

Over: LITTLE NORTHEAST CREEK

Milepost M101.2, Cecil, MD

Built 1963 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 78,625

RUSSELL ROAD

Fair

Over: GRAMIES RUN

0.05 MI N OF GALLAHER RD, Cecil, MD

Built 1982 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 204

I-95

Fair

Over: NORTHEAST CREEK

Milepost M100.3, Cecil, MD

Built 1963 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 78,625

WALNUT STREET

Fair

Over: STONE RUN

0.59 MI N OF MD 273, Cecil, MD

Built 1991 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,197

US 1

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF OCTARARO CREEK

.34 MILE SOUTH OF MD 591A, Cecil, MD

Built 1931 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 11,282

BETHEL CHURCH ROAD

Fair

Over: STONEY RUN

0.42 MI S OF BARON ROAD, Cecil, MD

Built 1968 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,047

DEAVER RD

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

0.50 MI N OF MARLEY RD, Cecil, MD

Built 1940 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 857

MECHANICS VALLEY R

Fair

Over: AMTRAK

0.24 MI S OF US 40, Cecil, MD

Built 1980 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 8,365

MOUNT STREET

Fair

Over: STONE RUN

0.21 MI S OF US 1, Cecil, MD

Built 1960 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 1,162

I-95

Fair

Over: BIG ELK CREEK

1.9 MI S OF MD LINE, Cecil, MD

Built 1963 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 78,625

PROVIDENCE ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE ELK CREEK

0.54 MI W OF MD 213, Cecil, MD

Built 1981 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 639

IRON HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: PERSIMMON RUN

0.52 MI S OF MD 279, Cecil, MD

Built 1978 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,389

I-95

Fair

Over: B&O RR

Milepost M104.7, Cecil, MD

Built 1963 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 78,625

LEEDS ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE ELK CREEK

0.5 MI NE OF MD 545, Cecil, MD

Built 1967 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,203

DR JACK ROAD

Fair

Over: ABANDONED RAILROAD

0.12 MI S OF BASIN RUN RD, Cecil, MD

Built 1981 Load: 54.9 t ADT: 1,757

BLACK SNAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE ELK CREEK

0.62 MI N OF LEEDS RD, Cecil, MD

Built 1979 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 545

MD 279

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF BIG ELK CREEK

0.84 MILE NORTH OF MD 316, Cecil, MD

Built 1959 Load: 55.8 t ADT: 12,804

MD 267

Fair

Over: RED RUM RUN

0.19 M W OF MARKET STREET, Cecil, MD

Built 1915 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 1,680

LITTLE EGYPT RD

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH CHRISTIANA R

0.19 MI W OF MD 896, Cecil, MD

Built 1968 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 1,401

MD 279

Fair

Over: BIG ELK CREEK

0.04 MILE NORTH OF MD 268, Cecil, MD

Built 1960 Load: 57.6 t ADT: 14,060

MD 268

Fair

Over: AMTRAK

0.51 MILE WEST OF MD 279, Cecil, MD

Built 1987 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 6,284

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