Total Bridges
872
Public highway bridges in Delaware
State profile · Below median Poor share
Delaware bridge safety
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Delaware.
- 872
- Public bridges
- 40.5%
- Good condition
- 1.3%
- Poor condition
Delaware holds 872 public highway bridges (#50 of 52 by inventory) with a 1.26% Poor share (#49 of 52 by Poor share).
That is 1.3% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 4 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
Good Condition
40.5%
353 bridges rated 7-9
-9.5pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
1.3%
11 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-6.3pp vs national avg 7.5%
Delaware vs national bridge condition
Delaware - Good condition share 40.5%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Delaware - Poor-condition share 4.2%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.
Delaware in the national condition pattern
Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.
Delaware vs all states by public bridge inventory
Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges
872 50th of 54 higher than 4 of 54 states
States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024
Read the rank neighborhood for Delaware
The highlighted point is Delaware: 872 bridges and 1.26% in Poor condition, rank #4 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Delaware on that same Poor-share ordering:
- Arizona: 8,573 bridges · 1.15% Poor
- Texas: 56,729 bridges · 1.23% Poor
- Delaware: 872 bridges · 1.26% Poor
- Georgia: 15,069 bridges · 1.59% Poor
- District of Columbia: 257 bridges · 1.95% Poor
The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.
Material families in Delaware
Exclusive FHWA material families across all 872 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.
Who maintains Delaware’s inventory
State agency holds 96.6% of the 872 public highway bridges filed under Delaware in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.
When Delaware’s bridges were built
Pre-1950 construction accounts for 14.0% of the 872 bridges with a recorded original year in Delaware. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.
Condition Distribution
Counties (3)
Delaware vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)
States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Delaware on the same metric.
AZ
Arizona
1.15% top marginal rate
TX
Texas
1.23% top marginal rate
DE
Delaware
1.26% top marginal rate
GA
Georgia
1.59% top marginal rate
DC
District of Columbia
1.95% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Delaware
Six lowest-condition bridges in Delaware, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
CODS ROAD
PoorOver: SLAUGHTER CREEK
WEST OF FOWLER BEACH, Sussex, DE
Built 1931 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 77
US ROUTE 13
PoorOver: C & D CANAL
4.5 MI. W. OF REEDY PT., Kent, DE
Built 1941 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 10,208
LEBANON RD/SR10 WB
PoorOver: ST. JONES RIVER
SOUTH OF DOVER, Kent, DE
Built 1965 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 8,726
MAPLE AVE
PoorOver: MISPILLION RIVER
MILFORD, Kent, DE
Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 99
CRAIGS MILL RD
PoorOver: CRAIGS POND SPILLWAY
WEST OF SEAFORD, Sussex, DE
Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200
PRIVATE/PARK ROAD
PoorOver: RED CLAY CREEK
YORKLYN AREA, New Castle, DE
Built 1915 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 99
All Bridges in Delaware
KIRKWOOD/ST GEORGE
GoodOver: SR1
ST. GEORGES, New Castle, DE
Built 1995 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,092
MAYFIELD FALLS
GoodOver: TRIB TO MUDDY RUN
WEST OF GLASGOW, New Castle, DE
Built 2022 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 99
BAYSIDE DR. / SR9
GoodOver: BAY RD. / US113/SR1
S. OF AIR FORCE BASE, Kent, DE
Built 2009 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,123
IRISH HILL RD.
GoodOver: THORNDYK DITCH
S.W. OF MAGNOLIA, Kent, DE
Built 2019 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,191
TWIN WILLOWS RD.
GoodOver: SR 1
EAST OF BRENFORD, Kent, DE
Built 1992 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 410
HOLLERING HILL RD
GoodOver: COW MARSH CREEK
WEST OF WOODSIDE, Kent, DE
Built 2015 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 280
SR 9 / RIVER RD
GoodOver: ARMY CREEK
SOUTH OF NEW CASTLE, New Castle, DE
Built 1993 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 6,460
VALLEY RD
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
S.W. OF HOCKESSIN, New Castle, DE
Built 1994 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 10,078
SMYRNA-LEIPSIC RD
GoodOver: SR 1
SOUTH SMYRNA, Kent, DE
Built 1991 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 1,990
THOMPSONVILLE RD
GoodOver: FISHING BRANCH
NORTH OF MILFORD, Kent, DE
Built 1996 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 1,928
US301 RAMP F
GoodOver: SANDY BRANCH
WEST OF MIDDLETOWN, New Castle, DE
Built 2018 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 650
I 495 NB
GoodOver: 84" SEWER PIPE
WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
Built 1976 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 35,603
I 495 SB
GoodOver: 84"PIPE/DRAINAGE SWALE
WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
Built 1976 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 51,844
BROWNSVILLE RD
GoodOver: MARSHYHOPE CREEK
WEST OF HARRINGTON, Kent, DE
Built 2022 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 189
SHELL BRIDGE RD.
GoodOver: TRIB OF BROAD CREEK
S. OF BETHEL, Sussex, DE
Built 1999 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 978
MCKEE RD.
GoodOver: FORK BRANCH
NORTH DOVER, Kent, DE
Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,505
OLD FURNACE RD
GoodOver: DEEP CREEK
EAST OF SEAFORD, Sussex, DE
Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,412
NEWPORT RD.
GoodOver: CSX
N/W OF NEWPORT, New Castle, DE
Built 2012 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 3,224
I95NB - SR7NB RAMP
GoodOver: STANTON CHRISTIANA RD
CHRISTIANA MALL, New Castle, DE
Built 2014 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 5,556
US113S/DUPONT BLVD
GoodOver: HAVEN LAKE
WEST MILFORD, Kent, DE
Built 1963 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 14,590
US301 SB
GoodOver: TRIB TO SANDY BRANCH
WEST OF MIDDLETOWN, New Castle, DE
Built 2018 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 5,811
BASIN RD/SR 141 SB
GoodOver: I 95 & 6089
NEWPORT, New Castle, DE
Built 2020 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 61,997
RD 357
GoodOver: SR 1 N&S
MAIN GATE DAFB, Kent, DE
Built 1998 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 13,847
SUNNYSIDE RD.
GoodOver: GUM BRANCH
EAST OF BRIDGEVILLE, Sussex, DE
Built 2019 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 457
SR1 NORTHBOUND
GoodOver: CHRISTINA RIVER
EAST OF CHRISTIANA, New Castle, DE
Built 1992 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 33,277
KOREAN WAR MEM HGY
GoodOver: CHRISTINA RIVER
NORTH OF CHRISTIANA, New Castle, DE
Built 1992 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 43,443
SR273/OGLETOWN RD.
GoodOver: COOL RUN
OLGETOWN, New Castle, DE
Built 1997 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 12,857
SR273/OGLETOWN RD.
GoodOver: COOL RUN
OGLETOWN, New Castle, DE
Built 1997 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 12,857
KOREAN VET MEM HWY
GoodOver: BLACKBIRD CREEK
S.E. OF TOWNSEND, New Castle, DE
Built 2003 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 21,017
KOREAN VET MEM HWY
GoodOver: BLACKBIRD CREEK
S/E OF TOWNSEND, New Castle, DE
Built 2003 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 21,017
SR1 SB
GoodOver: BOWERS BEACH RD
LITTLE HEAVEN, Kent, DE
Built 2019 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 22,305
SR1 NB
GoodOver: BOWERS BEACH RD
LITTLE HEAVEN, Kent, DE
Built 2019 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 22,305
ROBINSONVILLE RD
GoodOver: LOVE CREEK
SOUTH OF NASSUA, Sussex, DE
Built 2016 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 5,492
GUYENCOURT RD
GoodOver: WATERWAY
S/E OF CENTREVILLE, New Castle, DE
Built 2011 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 308
SANDY BEND RD
GoodOver: TAPPAHANNA DITCH
EAST OF MARYDEL, Kent, DE
Built 1957 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,404
SR 1 NORTHBOUND
GoodOver: DRAGON CREEK
N/W OF ST. GEORGES, New Castle, DE
Built 1995 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 36,078
SR 1 SB
GoodOver: DRAGON CREEK
N/W OF ST. GEORGES, New Castle, DE
Built 1995 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 36,078
KOREAN VET MEM HWY
GoodOver: DUPONT PKY&SANDOM BRNCH
BLACKBIRD AREA, New Castle, DE
Built 2003 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 21,017
PADDOCK RD.
GoodOver: SR 1
NORTH OF SMYRNA, New Castle, DE
Built 1990 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 3,520
PONDEROSA DR
GoodOver: BEAVER GUT DITCH
NORTH OF LITTLE HEAVEN, Kent, DE
Built 1999 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 1,508
PUNCHEON RUN
GoodOver: ST. JONES RIVER
SOUTH DOVER, Kent, DE
Built 2000 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 6,279
PUNCHEON RUN CONNE
GoodOver: ST JONES RIVER
SOUTH DOVER, Kent, DE
Built 2000 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 6,279
RD 206
GoodOver: SR 1
SOUTH OF MILFORD, Sussex, DE
Built 2014 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 3,358
SR NB/COASTAL HGY
GoodOver: WAPLES POND
NORTH OF MILTON, Sussex, DE
Built 2003 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 9,151
SR 1
GoodOver: SR7 / BEAR-CORBIT RD.
NORTH OF WRANGLE HILL, New Castle, DE
Built 1995 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 38,437
DUPONT HWY SB
GoodOver: MURDERKILL RIVER
SOUTH OF FELTON, Kent, DE
Built 1920 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 12,269
TUCKERS RD
GoodOver: TOMS DAM BRANCH
SE OF GREENWOOD, Sussex, DE
Built 2014 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 149
GREENBANK RD
GoodOver: RED CLAY CREEK
N.W. OF PRICES CORNER, New Castle, DE
Built 1975 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 9,704
ROAD A
GoodOver: SR1
CHRISTIANA FASHION CENTER, New Castle, DE
Built 2020 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 4,556
I95SB - SR1SB RAMP
GoodOver: I95 JFK MEM HWY
WEST OF CHRISTIANA MALL, New Castle, DE
Built 2014 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 29,239
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Related
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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What to do with this
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NBI condition ratings are inventory snapshots, not live crossing-safety verdicts.
Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Delaware Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.