Structure 100000010154013 · Allegany County, MD

Is 68 Ebr over Md 144 Elk Lick Run

Carries Is 68 Ebr over Md 144 Elk Lick Run, 0.86 M E Of Br No 0115500.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT860 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

860 ft end to end, longest span 255 ft: about 2.4 football fields. 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.

Built199036 years old
Length859.9 ft262.1 m
Daily traffic21,600counted 2009
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyAllegany
Location0.86 M E Of Br No 0115500
CarriesIs 68 Ebr
CrossesMd 144 Elk Lick Run
Coordinates39.67394, -78.69299

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length859.9 ft (262.1 m)
Max Span254.9 ft (77.7 m)
Deck Width51.2 ft (15.6 m)
Deck Area4088.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,600 (2009)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

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 Number100000010154013

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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