Structure 300000CEXA89010 · Cecil County, MD

I-95 over Md 279

Carries I-95 over Md 279, Milepost M108.9.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT255 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

255 ft end to end, longest span 82 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.

Built1964rebuilt 1971
Length254.6 ft77.6 m
Daily traffic74,335counted 2019
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyCecil
LocationMilepost M108.9
CarriesI-95
CrossesMd 279
Coordinates39.64078, -75.80267

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length254.6 ft (77.6 m)
Max Span82.0 ft (25 m)
Deck Width151.6 ft (46.2 m)
Deck Area3585.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 1971)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic74,335 (2019)
Truck Traffic27%
Lanes On Bridge10
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number300000CEXA89010

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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