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
SUMMIT BRIDGE RD
FairOver: CATTAIL BRANCH
N. TOWNSEND LIMITS, New Castle, DE
Built 1936 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 7,273
NEW CASTLE AVE.
FairOver: I 295 NB RD 56
NEW CASTLE, New Castle, DE
Built 1965 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 15,928
I495SB TO US13
FairOver: US 13
SOUTH OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
Built 1975 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 8,689
MAHAN CORNER RD
FairOver: CULBRETH MARSH DITCH
S.E OF MARYDEL, Kent, DE
Built 1957 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 673
STEIN HWY/SR20
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
SEAFORD, Sussex, DE
Built 1985 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 6,968
I 495 SB
FairOver: RAMP 6217
SOUTH OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
Built 1975 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 39,655
McGINNIS POND RD
FairOver: MC GINNIS POND
EAST OF CANTERBURY, Kent, DE
Built 1968 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,513
WALTHER ROAD
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
NORTHWEST OF BEAR, New Castle, DE
Built 1978 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 10,511
POPLAR ST/ RD 535B
FairOver: WILLIAMS POND
SEAFORD, Sussex, DE
Built 1954 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 847
SYCAMORE RD
FairOver: ELLIOT POND BRANCH
NEOF LAUREL, Sussex, DE
Built 2012 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,436
BRANDYWINE CREEK R
FairOver: TRIB. TO BRANDYWINE
N/E OF CENTERVILLE, New Castle, DE
Built 1960 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 434
I 295 S TO SR 9 N
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
NEW CASTLE, New Castle, DE
Built 1965 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 5,832
S. LITTLE CREEK RD
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER
WEST OF LITTLE CREEK, Kent, DE
Built 2000 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,177
BRIDGEVILLE HGWY
FairOver: CLEAR BROOK
NORTH SEAFORD LIMITS, Sussex, DE
Built 1919 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 4,272
OLD FURNACE RD.
FairOver: GRAVELLY FORK
N.E. OF SEAFORD, Sussex, DE
Built 1999 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 4,937
I 95 SB
FairOver: DARLEY RD
NORTH OF CLAYMONT, New Castle, DE
Built 1966 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 20,209
I 95 NB
FairOver: DARLEY RD
NORTH OF CLAYMONT, New Castle, DE
Built 1966 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 20,210
LUCKS DR
FairOver: SHADES BRANCH
S.E. OF MARYDEL, Kent, DE
Built 1985 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 417
I 295 SB RD 56
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
NEW CASTLE, New Castle, DE
Built 1966 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 49,079
I 495
FairOver: HOLLYOAK CREEK
CLAYMONT, New Castle, DE
Built 1972 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 54,808
LEBANON RD/SR10 EB
FairOver: ST. JONES RIVER
SOUTH OF DOVER, Kent, DE
Built 1978 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,725
MT PLEASANT RD
FairOver: TUSSOCKY BRANCH
SW OF LAUREL, Sussex, DE
Built 1986 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 1,539
FOULK RD/SR261
FairOver: S. BRANCH NAAMANS CREEK
N/W OF ARDEN, New Castle, DE
Built 1965 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 9,448
SEVENTH ST
FairOver: I 95 & RAMP 6152
WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
Built 1964 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 259
ROCKLAND RD
FairOver: HUSBANDS RUN
NORTH OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
Built 1932 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 3,394
OLD KENNETT RD
FairOver: BARROWS RUN
N/E OF YORKLYN, New Castle, DE
Built 1988 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,465
CHRISTINA PARKWAY
FairOver: AMTRAK & CONRAIL
NEWARK, New Castle, DE
Built 1980 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 36,174
I 95 SB
FairOver: SR 3 MARSH RD
N.E. OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
Built 1967 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 24,368
NEW BURTON RD
FairOver: ISAAC BRANCH
WYOMING, Kent, DE
Built 1998 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 4,960
REDDEN RD.
FairOver: GUM BRANCH
EAST OF BRIDGEVILLE, Sussex, DE
Built 1957 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 3,013
OLD WILMINGTON RD.
FairOver: WILM & WEST R/R
EAST OF HOCKESSIN, New Castle, DE
Built 1987 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,451
WILMINGTON RD
FairOver: NARROW DYKE CANAL
NEW CASTLE, New Castle, DE
Built 1979 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 836
NEW CASTLE AVE/SR9
FairOver: I 295 SB RD 56
NEW CASTLE, New Castle, DE
Built 1965 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 15,928
EIGHTH ST
FairOver: I 95 & RAMP 6152
WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
Built 1964 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 251
I 95 NB
FairOver: SR 3 MARSH RD
N.E. OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
Built 1967 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 24,368
NAAMANS RD / SR92
FairOver: NAAMANS CREEK
WEST OF NAAMANS, New Castle, DE
Built 1999 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 20,032
MCCOY RD
FairOver: DRAGON CREEK
E. OF LUMS POND, New Castle, DE
Built 1986 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 2,087
US13SB/DUPONT PKY
FairOver: DRAWYERS CREEK
NORTH OF ODESSA, New Castle, DE
Built 1964 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 14,162
VIETNAM VET MEM HY
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
EAST WILMINGTON/EDGEMOOR, New Castle, DE
Built 1975 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 44,784
I 495 SB
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN&AMTRAK
EDGEMOOR, New Castle, DE
Built 1976 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 69,555
SR1 SOUTHBOUND
FairOver: SCOTT RUN
S. OF ST. GEORGES, New Castle, DE
Built 1994 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 49,360
SHARON HILL RD
FairOver: CAHOON BRANCH
WEST OF DOVER, Kent, DE
Built 1996 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 739
C & R CENTER RD
FairOver: IRON MINE PRONG
WEST OF VIOLA, Kent, DE
Built 1958 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 186
STEIN HWY/SR20
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
SEAFORD, Sussex, DE
Built 1940 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 15,824
THOMPSONVILLE RD.
FairOver: BETTS POND
NW OF MILLSBORO, Sussex, DE
Built 2003 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 3,914
BROADKILL RD.
FairOver: TRIB. OF BROADKILL RIVER
WEST OF BROADKILL BEACH, Sussex, DE
Built 1989 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 2,301
DARLEY RD
FairOver: NAAMANS CREEK
WEST OF NAAMANS, New Castle, DE
Built 1959 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 6,438
SEARS BLVD
FairOver: HERSHEY RUN
S/E OF STANTON, New Castle, DE
Built 1995 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 785
PIKE CREEK RD.
FairOver: PIKE CREEK
N/W OF DELAWARE PARK, New Castle, DE
Built 1988 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 5,313
CAPITOL TRAIL/SR2
FairOver: WHITE CLAY CREEK
WINDY HILLS N/E NEWARK, New Castle, DE
Built 1955 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 23,150
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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.
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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.