Structure 200000D-0009010 · Dorchester County, MD

Bishops Head Road over Goose Creek

Carries Bishops Head Road over Goose Creek, 0.37 Mi S Of Toddville RD.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT38 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

38 ft end to end, longest span 18 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built198937 years old
Length38.1 ft11.6 m
Daily traffic133counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyDorchester
Location0.37 Mi S Of Toddville RD
CarriesBishops Head Road
CrossesGoose Creek
Coordinates38.28292, -76.06228

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Max Span18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area98.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic133 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number200000D-0009010

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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