Dorchester County, MD
47 public highway bridges
Dorchester County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Dorchester County, Maryland contains 47 public highway bridges. Roughly 10.6% are rated “Good,” 74.5% “Fair,” and 10.6% “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 (47)
US 50 EB
UnknownOver: MD 331, D P & L RR
0.25 M S/INDIAN TOWN ROAD, Dorchester, MD
US 50 WB
UnknownOver: MD 331, D P & L RR
0.25 M S/INDIAN TOWN ROAD, Dorchester, MD
MD 795
FairOver: CAMBRIDGE CREEK
0.04 MI E OF MARKET ST, Dorchester, MD
DRAWBRIDGE ROAD
FairOver: CHICAMACOMICO RIVER
0.22 MI. N. OF GRIF NCK R, Dorchester, MD
US 50
FairOver: CHOPTANK RIVER
ON TALBOT CO LINE, Dorchester, MD
US 50
FairOver: NANTICOKE RIVER
ON WICOMICO CO LINE, Dorchester, MD
MD 14
FairOver: WARWICK RIVER
1.45 MILES EAST OF MD 16, Dorchester, MD
MD 16
FairOver: CABIN CREEK
1.84 MILE SOUTH OF MD 331, Dorchester, MD
MD 14
FairOver: MARSHYHOPE CREEK
0.61 MILE WEST OF MD 313, Dorchester, MD
MD 331
FairOver: GRAVEL RUN
1.24 MILE SOUTS OF MD 318, Dorchester, MD
US 50
FairOver: MIDDLETOWN BRANCH
0.04 MILE EAST OF MILL RD, Dorchester, MD
HOOPERS ISLAND ROA
FairOver: HONGA RIVER
4.41 MI S OF MD RTE 335, Dorchester, MD
MAPLE DAM ROAD
FairOver: BLACKWATER RIVER
13.34 MILES S. OF MD. 16, Dorchester, MD
MD 16
FairOver: SLAUGHTER CREEK
AT TAYLOR'S ISLAND, Dorchester, MD
MD 335
FairOver: BIRCH DAM CREEK
1.54 MILES SOUTH OF MD 16, Dorchester, MD
US 50 WB
FairOver: BIG MILL POND
3.21 MILES WEST OF MD 331, Dorchester, MD
SUICIDE BRIDGE RD
FairOver: CABIN CREEK
1.34 MI N SECRETARY ., Dorchester, MD
MD 16
FairOver: PARSONS CREEK
1.28 M N OF SMITHVILLE RD, Dorchester, MD
MD 335
FairOver: BLACKWATER RIVER
4.86 MILE NORTH OF MD 336, Dorchester, MD
US 50 EB
FairOver: BIG MILL POND
3.21 MILES WEST OF MD 331, Dorchester, MD
MD 335
FairOver: BR OF HONGA RIVER
1.76 MILE SOUTH OF MD 336, Dorchester, MD
MD 335
FairOver: GREAT MARSH CREEK
2.15 MILE SOUTH OF MD 336, Dorchester, MD
SUICIDE BRIDGE RD
FairOver: WARWICK RIVER
N OF SECRETARY, Dorchester, MD
INDIANTOWN ROAD
FairOver: CHICONE CREEK
1 MI NE OF MD 331, Dorchester, MD
MD 335
FairOver: FISHING CREEK
0.18 M N OF HOOPER ISL RD, Dorchester, MD
MD 392
FairOver: MARSHYHOPE CREEK
2.35 MILES EAST OF MD 331, Dorchester, MD
SMITHVILLE ROAD
FairOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
4.7 MILES S. OF MD. 16, Dorchester, MD
HIP ROOF ROAD
FairOver: SPICER CREEK
2.53 MILES W. OF MD. 335, Dorchester, MD
ST JOHN ROAD
FairOver: ST JOHN CREEK
0.07 MI. E. OF PUNCH IS R, Dorchester, MD
BISHOPS HEAD ROAD
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
0.37 MI S OF TODDVILLE RD, Dorchester, MD
WESLEY CHURCH ROAD
FairOver: FARM CREEK
0.68 MI. N. OF TODDVILLE, Dorchester, MD
ELLIOTT ISLAND ROA
FairOver: POKATA CREEK
7.93 MI.S. OF LEWIS W. RD, Dorchester, MD
MAPLE DAM RD
FairOver: LITTLE BLACKWATER RIVER
2.16 MI S OF MD RTE 16, Dorchester, MD
MAIDEN FOREST RD
FairOver: CHICAMACOMICO RIVER
1.44 MI N OF US 50, Dorchester, MD
KEY WALLACE DRIVE
FairOver: LITTLE BLACKWATER RIVER
3.07 MILES EAST OF MD 335, Dorchester, MD
SCHNOOR ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE BLACKWATER RIVER
2 MI S OF MD RTE 16, Dorchester, MD
DECOURSEY BRIDGE
FairOver: TRANSQUAKING RIVER
1.27 MI E OF BUCKTOWN RD, Dorchester, MD
DRAWBRIDGE ROAD
GoodOver: TRANSQUAKING RIVER
1.38 MILES S OF AIREYS RD, Dorchester, MD
MD 335
GoodOver: WALLACE CREEK
0.47 MILE SOUTH OF MD 336, Dorchester, MD
GALESTOWN RELIANCE
GoodOver: GALESTOWN MILLPOND
1.5 Mi. NE of JNC Rt 313, Dorchester, MD
DRAWBRIDGE RD
GoodOver: MIDDLETOWN BRANCH
4.45 MI SE OF US RTE 50, Dorchester, MD
LINKWOOD DRIVE
GoodOver: HIGGINS MILLPOND
0.77 MI W OF US RTE 50, Dorchester, MD
BACK LANDING ROAD
PoorOver: HUNTING CREEK
ON CAROLINE COUNTY LINE, Dorchester, MD
BESTPITCH FERRY RD
PoorOver: TRANSQUAKING RIVER
0.1 MI W OF GRIF NECK RD, Dorchester, MD
ELLIOTT ISLAND RD
PoorOver: ELLIOTT CREEK
0.34 MI. E. OF POKES ROAD, Dorchester, MD
BESTPITCH FERRY RO
PoorOver: WINDMILL ISLAND CREEK
0.5 MI W OF GRIFFITH NECK, Dorchester, MD
NEW BRIDGE ROAD
PoorOver: CHICAMACOMICO RIVER
0.64 MI.W.OF STEELE N RD., Dorchester, MD
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