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Principio Road over Principio Creek

Cecil County, Maryland · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Principio Road over Principio Creek in Cecil County, Maryland, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1980, making it 45 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 834 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 125 of the 193 inventoried bridges in Cecil County rated fair (64.8%); 6 (3.1%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 52 ft
Location	0.12 Mi S of Red Toad Rd
NBI structure number	200000CE0052010
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-95 over Mill Creek	1963	89,058	Fair
I-95 over Stream	1963	89,058	Fair
I-95 over Principio Creek	1963	83,628	Fair
I-95 over Md 824	1964	80,402	Fair
I-95 over Northeast Creek	1963	78,625	Fair
I-95 over Little Northeast Creek	1963	78,625	Fair