Structure 100000150137010 · Montgomery County, MD

Is 495 over Northwest Branch

Carries Is 495 over Northwest Branch, 1.00 Mile West Of Md 650.

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT506 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

506 ft end to end, longest span 200 ft: about 7 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 deck truss.

Built1967rebuilt 2012
Length505.9 ft154.2 m
Daily traffic222,147counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyMontgomery
Location1.00 Mile West Of Md 650
CarriesIs 495
CrossesNorthwest Branch
Coordinates39.01719, -76.99486

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length505.9 ft (154.2 m)
Max Span200.1 ft (61 m)
Deck Width125.7 ft (38.3 m)
Deck Area5905.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1967 (reconstructed 2012)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic222,147 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number100000150137010

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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