Structure DAPAMCADE000001 · Prince George's County, MD

Floral Drive over Paint Branch

Carries Floral Drive over Paint Branch, 0.1 Miles NE N AVE.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT450 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

450 ft end to end, longest span 98 ft: about 6 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.

Built1975rebuilt 2016
Length450.1 ft137.2 m
Daily traffic250counted 2015
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyPrince George's
Location0.1 Miles NE N AVE
CarriesFloral Drive
CrossesPaint Branch
Coordinates39.03145, -76.96200

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length450.1 ft (137.2 m)
Max Span98.1 ft (29.9 m)
Deck Width36.7 ft (11.2 m)
Deck Area1536.6 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1975 (reconstructed 2016)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (2015)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerArmy
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberDAPAMCADE000001

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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