Dorchester County, MD
47 public highway bridges
Dorchester County Bridge Snapshot
Dorchester County, Maryland contains 47 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 10.6% are rated “Good,” 74.5% “Fair,” 10.6% “Poor,” and 10.6% 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.
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
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
BACK LANDING ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: HUNTING CREEK
ON CAROLINE COUNTY LINE, Dorchester, MD
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 |