Structure 200000Q-0032010 · Queen Anne's County, MD

Devers Branch Road over German Branch

Carries Devers Branch Road over German Branch, 2 Mi From Md RTE 405.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT48 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

48 ft end to end, longest span 24 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.

Built199828 years old
Length47.9 ft14.6 m
Daily traffic225counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyQueen Anne's
Location2 Mi From Md RTE 405
CarriesDevers Branch Road
CrossesGerman Branch
Coordinates39.03211, -75.94528

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignSlab
Total Length47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area132.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic225 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number200000Q-0032010

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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