Total bridges
88
Public highway bridges in Queen Anne's County
County profile · official public datasets
Queen Anne's County, MD
88 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 21.6% rated Good, 77.3% Fair, 1.1% Poor.
- 88
- Public bridges
- 21.6%
- Good condition
- 1.1%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Queen Anne's County posts a top-10% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across rated county bridge inventory.
- Top 8%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 1.1%
- Poor-condition share
- 88
- public highway bridges
- 1971
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Queen Anne's County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Queen Anne's County ranks #2 of 24 Maryland counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.1%). Queen Anne's County, Maryland contains 88 public highway bridges. Roughly 21.6% are rated “Good,” 77.3% “Fair,” and 1.1% “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.
Good condition
21.6%
19 of 88 rated 7-9
Fair condition
77.3%
68 of 88 rated 5-6
Poor condition
1.1%
1 of 88 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#2 of 24
Among Maryland counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 88 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 21.6% (19)
Fair 77.3% (68)
Poor 1.1% (1)
Queen Anne's County's Poor-condition bridges carry 100 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 100 crossings a day against 4,472 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 88 of 88 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
46.6% of Queen Anne's County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
41 of the 88 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 21.6% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 100% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
TAYLOR MILL ROAD over OLD MILL STREAM BRANCH, built 1955, carries 100 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 1-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 100 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Queen Anne's County's bridges were built
88 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 2
1900–1909
2 bridges
- 1910s 5
1910–1919
5 bridges
- 1920s 3
1920–1929
3 bridges
- 1930s 3
1930–1939
3 bridges
- 1940s 3
1940–1949
3 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
12 bridges
- 1960s 7
1960–1969
7 bridges
- 1970s 6
1970–1979
6 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
22 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
16 bridges
- 2000s 5
2000–2009
5 bridges
- 2010s 4
2010–2019
4 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 22 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 25% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1971) matches the Maryland average (1972).
How Queen Anne's County compares with Maryland's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Maryland counties nearest Queen Anne's County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.1% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1971 against a peer-group mean of 1974 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 23 Maryland counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wicomico County | 99 | 27.3% | 66.7% | 6.1% | 1975 |
| Charles County | 94 | 44.7% | 46.8% | 8.5% | 1974 |
| Queen Anne's County (this page) | 88 | 21.6% | 77.3% | 1.1% | 1971 |
| Worcester County | 82 | 30.5% | 67.1% | 2.4% | 1978 |
| Caroline County | 70 | 27.1% | 64.3% | 8.6% | 1973 |
| St. Mary's County | 50 | 26% | 70% | 4% | 1968 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Queen Anne's County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Queen Anne's County, both outside Maryland so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MD (88 bridges here).
- Chicot County, AR · 88 bridges
- Prairie County, AR · 88 bridges
- Grand County, CO · 88 bridges
- Spalding County, GA · 88 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MD (1971 here).
- Wayne County, MI · avg 1971 · 1,026 bridges
- Washington County, PA · avg 1971 · 655 bridges
- Linn County, OR · avg 1971 · 566 bridges
- Monmouth County, NJ · avg 1971 · 505 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (88)
HIGH BRIDGE ROAD
FairOver: TOWNSEND/CENTREVILLE RR
0.5 MILES EAST OF MD 313, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1914 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 500
MD 456
FairOver: BR OF WYE RIVER
0.47 MILE NORTH OF US 50, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1929 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 690
MD 290
FairOver: RED LION BRANCH
0.21 MILE SOUTH OF US 301, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1900 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,182
MD 18B
FairOver: KENT ISLAND NARROWS
0.59 MILE WEST OF MD 835, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1951 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,123
MD 213
FairOver: BROWNS BRANCH
0.47 MILE NORTH OF MD 19, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1910 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 8,001
MD 213
FairOver: THREE BRIDGES BRANCH
0.39 MILE NORTH OF MD 305, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1909 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 6,761
US 301 SB
FairOver: RED LION BRANCH
0.27 MILE NORTH OF MD 290, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1967 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 10,370
US 50
FairOver: BR OF WYE RIVER
0.49 MILE WEST OF MD 456, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1951 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 45,841
US 50
FairOver: BR OF WYE RIVER
0.88 MILE WEST OF MD 662A, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1951 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 45,541
US 301
FairOver: OLD MILL STREAM BRANCH
0.89 MILE SOUTH OF MD 304, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,367
MD 19A
FairOver: SOUTHEAST CREEK
0.28 MILE NORTH OF MD 213, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1911 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 920
MD 213
FairOver: BR OF WYE RIVER
0.55 MILE SOUTH OF MD 309, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,741
MD 213
FairOver: ISLAND CREEK
2.55 MILES N OF MD 305, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,761
MD 213
FairOver: SOUTHEAST CREEK
0.32 MILE NORTH OF MD 19A, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,761
MD 544
FairOver: PEARL CREEK
1.06 MILE SOUTH OF MD 290, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1971 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 2,751
US 50/301
FairOver: KENT ISLAND NARROW
0.59 MILE WEST OF MD 835, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1990 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 65,701
MD 313
FairOver: UNICORN BRANCH
0.92 MILE NORTH OF MD 544, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1924 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,970
MD 300
FairOver: RED LION BRANCH
0.09 MILE WEST OF MD 290, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1920 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,391
MD 213
FairOver: GRANNY FINLEY BRANCH
2.9 MILES SOUTH OF MD 19A, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1910 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,761
ROE ROAD
FairOver: RED LION BRANCH
0.4 MI NW OF MD 290, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1992 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 110
MD 302
FairOver: BR OF RED LION BRANCH
0.13 MILE WEST OF MD 313, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1974 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 3,001
MD 405
FairOver: SOUTHEAST CREEK
0.1 MILE SOUTH OF MD 19, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1933 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 1,842
US 301 SB
FairOver: MD 290
2.17 MILES N OF MD 300, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1967 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10,370
MD 313
FairOver: CHESTER RIVER
ON KENT CO LINE, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1961 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,964
US 50 EB/301 NB
FairOver: PINEY CREEK
1.21 MILES EAST OF MD 552, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1950 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 65,701
MD 304
FairOver: CORSICA CREEK
0.88 MILE WEST OF MD 213, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1985 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,732
MD 544
FairOver: RED LION BRANCH
0.56 MILE EAST OF MD 290, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1972 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,551
GREENSPRING ROAD
FairOver: WYE RIVER
0.15 MI SE OF MD 301, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1992 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 111
US 50 WB/301 SB
FairOver: PINEY CREEK
1.21 MILES EAST OF MD 552, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1950 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 65,701
US 301 NB
FairOver: UNICORN BRANCH
0.48 M S OF KENT CO LINE, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1955 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 10,370
MD 300
FairOver: UNICORN BRANCH
1.4 MILES EAST OF MD 313, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1939 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 2,461
BLANCO ROAD
FairOver: ANDOVER BRANCH
0.8 MI E BOLTON WOODS RD, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1994 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 676
MD 18V (CHESTER RI
FairOver: US 50/301
0.24 MILE NORTH OF MD 18B, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1990 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 199
DEVERS BRANCH ROAD
FairOver: GERMAN BRANCH
2 MI FROM MD RTE 405, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 221
MD 8
FairOver: US 50/US 301
0.32 MILE SOUTH OF MD 18A, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1984 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 16,391
US 301 SB
FairOver: UNICORN BRANCH
0.48 M S OF KENT CO LINE, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1967 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 10,370
US 301 SB
FairOver: CHESTER RIVER
ON KENT CO LINE, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1967 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 10,370
NO. 10 SCHOOL ROAD
FairOver: ANDOVER BRANCH
0.5 MI FROM MD RTE 291, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 2006 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 169
MD 18B
FairOver: US 50/301
0.36 MILE EAST OF MD 18A, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1989 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 2,442
CROUSE MILL RD
FairOver: TUCKAHOE CREEK
1 MI SE. OF MD 481, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1999 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 300
HOPE ROE ROAD
FairOver: GERMAN BRANCH
0.1 MI. SW OF MOORES LN, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1983 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 350
MD 213
FairOver: GRAVEL RUN
0.22 MILE SOUTH OF MD 305, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1932 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 11,625
WATSON ROAD
FairOver: CORSICA RIVER
0.2 MI N OF MD RTE 304, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1993 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 787
CROUSE MILL ROAD
FairOver: TUCKAHOE CREEK
0.9 MI E. OF MD 481, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1993 Load: 68.5 t ADT: 577
COLEMAN ROAD
FairOver: RED LION BRANCH
0.3 MI. NE OF MD 290, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1994 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 120
MD 838 WYE ISLAND
FairOver: WYE NARROWS
WYE ISLAND, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1990 Load: 69.8 t ADT: 108
MD 835K (NESBIT RD
FairOver: US 50/US 301
0.26 MILE NORTH OF MD 18B, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1991 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 199
SPARKS MILL ROAD
FairOver: ISLAND CREEK
.26 MI SE OF LANDS END RD, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1989 Load: 72.1 t ADT: 400
MD 300
FairOver: ANDOVER BRANCH
1.44 M W OF DELAWARE LINE, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1995 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 2,461
ELL DOWNES ROAD
FairOver: BEAVERDAM DITCH
0.6 MI. WEST OF MD 313, Queen Anne's, MD
Built 1988 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 221
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