Structure 100000150077010 · Montgomery County, MD

Grosvenor Lane over Is 270

Carries Grosvenor Lane over Is 270, 0.27 Mile North Of I-495.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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 FT275 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

275 ft end to end, longest span 78 ft: about 4 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.

Built1958rebuilt 2007
Length274.9 ft83.8 m
Daily traffic4,422counted 2006
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyMontgomery
Location0.27 Mile North Of I-495
CarriesGrosvenor Lane
CrossesIs 270
Coordinates39.02260, -77.10611

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length274.9 ft (83.8 m)
Max Span78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Deck Width38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Area972.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 2007)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,422 (2006)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000150077010

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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