Structure 100000130074010 · Howard County, MD

Gorman Road over Is 95

Carries Gorman Road over Is 95, 0.96 Mi N Of Md 216.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT405 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

405 ft end to end, longest span 134 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.

Built197056 years old
Length404.9 ft123.4 m
Daily traffic8,371counted 2009
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyHoward
Location0.96 Mi N Of Md 216
CarriesGorman Road
CrossesIs 95
Coordinates39.13851, -76.84946

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length404.9 ft (123.4 m)
Max Span133.9 ft (40.8 m)
Deck Width53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Area1999.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,371 (2009)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000130074010

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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