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Bridge conditions in Talbot County, Maryland

42 inventoried bridges · 1 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

1 of the 42 bridges the federal inventory lists in Talbot County are rated poor; the rest split 8 good and 33 fair.

1 of the 42 bridges in Talbot County, Maryland, are rated in poor condition (2.4%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
8 bridges (19.0%) are rated good and 33 (78.6%) fair.
The median Talbot County bridge was built in 1963.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Tunis Mills Road over Leeds Creek (built 1963), carrying about 820 vehicles a day.

Good 19.0% · Fair 78.6% · Poor 2.4% of 42 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
Tunis Mills Road over Leeds Creek	1963	820	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 50 over Mill Creek	1945	31,938	Fair
US 50 EB over North Branch Skipton Cre	1960	31,938	Fair
US 50 WB over North Branch Skipton Cre	1948	31,938	Fair
US 50 EB over South Branch Skipton Cre	1960	31,938	Fair
US 50 WB over South Branch Skipton Cre	1948	31,938	Fair
US 50 over Trib to Potts Mill Creek	1945	31,938	Fair
US 50 over Br of Potts Mill Creek	1945	31,938	Fair
US 50 over Peachblossom Creek	1941	31,091	Fair
US 50 over Papermill Pond	1945	24,631	Fair
Md 404 over Highway Drainage	2017	19,600	Good

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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