Structure 200000T-0004010 · Talbot County, MD

Bellevue Ferry Doc over Tred Avon River

Carries Bellevue Ferry Doc over Tred Avon River, 1 Mi NE Of Oxford.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT383 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

383 ft end to end, longest span 26 ft: about 5 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a slab bridge.

Built2002rebuilt 2014
Length382.9 ft116.7 m
Daily traffic2,005counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyTalbot
Location1 Mi NE Of Oxford
CarriesBellevue Ferry Doc
CrossesTred Avon River
Coordinates38.70275, -76.18139

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignSlab
Total Length382.9 ft (116.7 m)
Max Span25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Width17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Area606.8 sq m
Main Spans17
Year Built2002 (reconstructed 2014)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,005 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number200000T-0004010

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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