Structure 100000150101010 · Montgomery County, MD

Is 495 over Clara Barton Parkway EB

Carries Is 495 over Clara Barton Parkway EB, 0.34 Mile East Of Va Line.

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT361 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

361 ft end to end, longest span 96 ft: about 5 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.

Built1963rebuilt 1991
Length360.9 ft110 m
Daily traffic228,218counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyMontgomery
Location0.34 Mile East Of Va Line
CarriesIs 495
CrossesClara Barton Parkway EB
Coordinates38.97292, -77.17925

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length360.9 ft (110 m)
Max Span96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Width157.5 ft (48 m)
Deck Area5,280 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 1991)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic228,218 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge8
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number100000150101010

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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