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Bridge conditions in Kent County, Maryland

44 inventoried bridges · 2 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Kent County tracks close to typical: 2 of its 44 inventoried bridges (4.5%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

2 of the 44 bridges in Kent County, Maryland, are rated in poor condition (4.5%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
5 bridges (11.4%) are rated good and 37 (84.1%) fair.
The median Kent County bridge was built in 1955.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Morgnec Road over Trib to Chester River (built 1928), carrying about 265 vehicles a day.

Good 11.4% · Fair 84.1% · Poor 4.5% of 44 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Morgnec Road over Trib to Chester River	1928	265	Poor
Lambson Forest Roa over Mills Branch	1975	265	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Md 213 over Chester River	1930	13,835	Fair
US 301 NB over Sassafras River	1955	11,552	Fair
US 301 SB over Sassafras River	1955	9,710	Fair
US 301 SB over Md 290	1962	9,710	Fair
Md 20 over Fannel Branch	1949	7,420	Fair
Md 20 over Radcliff Creek	1950	6,850	Fair
Md 291 over Morgan Creek	1933	6,235	Fair
US 301 NB over Md 290	1955	4,925	Good
Md 213 over Br of Morgan Creek	1955	4,632	Fair
Md 20 over Shipyard Creek	1920	4,590	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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