Structure 200000W-0811010 · Washington County, MD

Cedar Ridge Road over Meadow Brook

Carries Cedar Ridge Road over Meadow Brook, 0.2 Mi S Of Is 70.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT39 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

39 ft end to end, longest span 12 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 deck arch.

Built1935rebuilt 1997
Length39.4 ft12 m
Daily traffic900counted 2017
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyWashington
Location0.2 Mi S Of Is 70
CarriesCedar Ridge Road
CrossesMeadow Brook
Coordinates39.64866, -77.85500

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length39.4 ft (12 m)
Max Span12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area94.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1935 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic900 (2017)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number200000W-0811010

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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