Structure 100000010115014 · Allegany County, MD

Is 68 Wbr over Md 55

Carries Is 68 Wbr over Md 55, 1.53 Mile East Of Md 36.

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 FT748 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

748 ft end to end, longest span 205 ft: about 2.1 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 girder bridge.

Built1973rebuilt 1987
Length748.4 ft228.1 m
Daily traffic26,410counted 2009
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyAllegany
Location1.53 Mile East Of Md 36
CarriesIs 68 Wbr
CrossesMd 55
Coordinates39.64049, -78.88978

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length748.4 ft (228.1 m)
Max Span205.1 ft (62.5 m)
Deck Width54.8 ft (16.7 m)
Deck Area3809.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1973 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26,410 (2009)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number100000010115014

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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