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
SALEM CHURCH RD
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
S/E OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
Built 1958 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 11,408
I 495 NB
FairOver: EDGEMOOR RD
EDGEMOOR, New Castle, DE
Built 1975 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 42,783
I 495 SB
FairOver: EDGEMOOR RD
EDGEMOOR, New Castle, DE
Built 1975 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 42,783
SR4 WESTBOUND
FairOver: RED CLAY CREEK
STANTON, New Castle, DE
Built 1967 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 14,182
SR 273
FairOver: I 95 DELAWARE TURNPIKE
EAST OF OGLETOWN, New Castle, DE
Built 1971 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 33,185
PILOT TOWN RD
FairOver: CANARY CREEK
LEWES, Sussex, DE
Built 1986 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 2,514
NAAMANS RD/SR92 EB
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
N. OF CLAYMONT, New Castle, DE
Built 1992 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 10,873
NAAMANS RD/SR92 WB
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
N. OF CLAYMONT, New Castle, DE
Built 1992 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 21,745
ANDREWS LAKE RD
FairOver: ANDREWS LAKE
N/W OF FREDERICA, Kent, DE
Built 1964 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 955
SR7 & SR4
FairOver: AMTRAK
STANTON, New Castle, DE
Built 1983 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 26,432
SR 7 / SR 4
FairOver: AMTRAK
STANTON, New Castle, DE
Built 1983 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 26,432
CONCORD PK/US202
FairOver: I 95
NORTH OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
Built 1967 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 45,381
RAMP TO I 95 S
FairOver: MLK BLVD & ADAMS ST
WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
Built 1979 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 9,300
KOREAN WAR MEM HGY
FairOver: SCOTT RUN
S. OF ST. GEORGES, New Castle, DE
Built 1994 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 49,359
SUSSEX HGWY / US13
FairOver: GRAVELLY RUN
EAST OF BRIDGEVILLE, Sussex, DE
Built 1951 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 23,386
GRIFFITHS LAKE DR
FairOver: GRIFFITH LAKE SPILLWAY
WEST OF MILFORD, Sussex, DE
Built 1988 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 1,421
NEW ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE MILL CREEK
ELSMERE, New Castle, DE
Built 1917 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 1,317
WELSH TRACT RD.
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
SOUTH NEWARK, New Castle, DE
Built 1961 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 5,522
SORGHUM MILL RD.
FairOver: TIDBURY CREEK
LEBANON, Kent, DE
Built 1989 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 4,215
ADAMS DAM RD
FairOver: WILSON RUN
ROCKLAND, New Castle, DE
Built 1933 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 4,319
W.CHESTNUT HILL RD
FairOver: CHRISTINA CREEK
SOUTH NEWARK, New Castle, DE
Built 1961 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 8,148
WELSH TRACT RD
FairOver: I 95 / JFK MEM HGWY
SOUTH OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
Built 1962 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 5,522
SALEM CHURCH RD
FairOver: I 95 / JFK MEM HGWY
EAST OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
Built 1963 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 11,718
LEA BLVD
FairOver: SHELLPOT CREEK
NE. OF WILMINGTON, New Castle, DE
Built 1993 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 7,958
I 95 NB
FairOver: SR1/KOREAN WAR VET MEM
NORTH OF CHRISTIANA, New Castle, DE
Built 1963 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 92,793
I 495 SB
FairOver: STONEY CREEK
N/ OF BELLEFONTE, New Castle, DE
Built 1972 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 37,754
SOUTH STATE ST
FairOver: TIDBURY BRANCH
SOUTH OF DOVER, Kent, DE
Built 1919 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 9,355
STATE ST
FairOver: ISAAC BRANCH-MOORES LAKE
MOORES LAKE, Kent, DE
Built 1919 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 11,225
TODDS MILL ROAD
FairOver: ISSAC BRANCH
WEST OF WYOMING, Kent, DE
Built 1962 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,081
CENTRAL AVE
FairOver: BROAD CREEK
LAUREL, Sussex, DE
Built 1923 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 5,984
DUPONT BLVD / US13
FairOver: SMYRNA RIVER/DUCK CREEK
SMYRNA, Kent, DE
Built 1995 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 22,296
CARTER RD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
SOUTH OF SMYRNA, Kent, DE
Built 1970 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 7,264
SALEM CHURCH RD
FairOver: MUDDY RUN
S/E OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
Built 1958 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 6,297
SR 9
FairOver: SILVER RUN
N.E. OF ODESSA, New Castle, DE
Built 1989 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 840
MARROWS RD
FairOver: AMTRAK
NEWARK, New Castle, DE
Built 1976 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 11,422
I 495 NB
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN&AMTRAK
S. OF BELLEFONTE, New Castle, DE
Built 1976 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 69,555
US113/DUPONT BLVD
FairOver: BETTS POND
BETTS POND, Sussex, DE
Built 1912 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 24,039
HARMONY RD
FairOver: WHITE CLAY CREEK
NORTH OF OGLETOWN, New Castle, DE
Built 1973 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 15,557
RAMP 6047
FairOver: SR 273/CHRISTIANA RD.
EAST OF NEWARK, New Castle, DE
Built 1970 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 15,462
EIGHTEENTH STREET
FairOver: I 95
WILMINGTON-SALESIANUM HS, New Castle, DE
Built 1966 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 4,233
DUPONT HWY NB
FairOver: MURDERKILL RIVER
SOUTH OF FELTON, Kent, DE
Built 1954 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 12,269
STATE ST
FairOver: PUNCHEON RUN
DOVER, Kent, DE
Built 1957 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 14,406
US113/DUPONT BLVD.
FairOver: GRAVELLY BRANCH
NORTH OF GEORGETOWN, Sussex, DE
Built 1993 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 17,549
WOODDALE RD
FairOver: MILL RACE
ASHLAND, New Castle, DE
Built 1982 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 1,949
MITCH RD / SR4
FairOver: RED CLAY CREEK
STANTON, New Castle, DE
Built 1967 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 14,182
KOREAN WAR VET HWY
FairOver: LEIPSIC RIVER
EAST OF GARRISONS LAKE, Kent, DE
Built 1992 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 21,018
KOREAN WAR VET HWY
FairOver: LEIPSIC RIVER
EAST OF GARRISONS LAKE, Kent, DE
Built 1992 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 21,018
SLAUGHTER BEACH RD
FairOver: SLAUGHTER CREEK
S. OF SLAUGHTER BCH, Sussex, DE
Built 1975 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 533
MILLTOWN RD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
MILLTOWN, New Castle, DE
Built 1959 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 7,875
SR 9
FairOver: BLACKBIRD CREEK
TAYLORS BRIDGE, New Castle, DE
Built 1964 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 675
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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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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.