Lighthouse RD/SR54 over Tidal Ponds

Sussex County, Delaware · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

• Lighthouse RD/SR54 over Tidal Ponds in Sussex County, Delaware, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 2003, making it 22 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 13,785 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 61 of the 154 inventoried bridges in Sussex County rated good (39.6%); 3 (1.9%) are rated poor.
• A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

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Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Delaware department of transportation.

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