Structure 200000W-3601010 · Washington County, MD

Earth Care Road over Conococheague Creek

Carries Earth Care Road over Conococheague Creek, 0.4 Mi North Of US 40.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT624 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

624 ft end to end, longest span 240 ft: about 1.7 football fields. 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.

Built200026 years old
Length624.0 ft190.2 m
Daily traffic721counted 2009
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyWashington
Location0.4 Mi North Of US 40
CarriesEarth Care Road
CrossesConococheague Creek
Coordinates39.66023, -77.81955

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length624.0 ft (190.2 m)
Max Span240.2 ft (73.2 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area1921.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2000

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic721 (2009)
Truck Traffic40%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number200000W-3601010

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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