Structure 100000150186010 · Montgomery County, MD

Briggs Chaney Road over US 29

Carries Briggs Chaney Road over US 29, At US 29.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT183 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

183 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200719 years old
Length183.1 ft55.8 m
Daily traffic11,212counted 2006
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyMontgomery
LocationAt US 29
CarriesBriggs Chaney Road
CrossesUS 29
Coordinates39.08315, -76.94867

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length183.1 ft (55.8 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width113.8 ft (34.7 m)
Deck Area1936.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2007

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,212 (2006)
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000150186010

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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