Structure 100000210148013 · Washington County, MD

Is 68 EB over Rice Road

Carries Is 68 EB over Rice Road, 1.71 Miles East Of Md 903.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT83 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

83 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built198541 years old
Length83.0 ft25.3 m
Daily traffic19,950counted 2009
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyWashington
Location1.71 Miles East Of Md 903
CarriesIs 68 EB
CrossesRice Road
Coordinates39.71004, -78.27537

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length83.0 ft (25.3 m)
Max Span78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area331.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,950 (2009)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000210148013

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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