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Bridge conditions in Worcester County, Maryland

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

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

Worcester County tracks close to typical: 2 of its 82 inventoried bridges (2.4%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

2 of the 82 bridges in Worcester County, Maryland, are rated in poor condition (2.4%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
24 bridges (29.3%) are rated good and 56 (68.3%) fair.
The median Worcester County bridge was built in 1976.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Hotel Road over Carey Branch (built 1989), carrying about 110 vehicles a day.

Good 29.3% · Fair 68.3% · Poor 2.4% of 82 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
Hotel Road over Carey Branch	1989	110	Poor
Fleming Mill Road over Dividing Creek	1974	90	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 50 over Sinepuxent Bay	1942	34,001	Fair
Md 90 over St Martin River	1970	31,551	Fair
Md 90 over Assawoman Bay	1971	30,510	Fair
US 50 EB over Herring Creek	1942	21,431	Fair
US 50 WB over Herring Creek	1942	21,431	Fair
Md 90 over Ocean Pkwy & Golf Path	1971	18,062	Fair
Md 90 over Md 589	1973	18,062	Fair
US 13 SB over Pocomoke River	1966	15,550	Fair
US 13 NB over Pocomoke River	1959	15,500	Good
US 113 NB over Md 589	2001	14,192	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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