Structure 100000030229013 · Baltimore County, MD

Is 70 Ebr over Patapsco River Csx Tran

Carries Is 70 Ebr over Patapsco River Csx Tran, On Howard Co 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 FT827 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

827 ft end to end, longest span 180 ft: about 2.3 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.

Built196561 years old
Length827.1 ft252.1 m
Daily traffic89,503counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyBaltimore
LocationOn Howard Co Line
CarriesIs 70 Ebr
CrossesPatapsco River Csx Tran
Coordinates39.30378, -76.79756

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length827.1 ft (252.1 m)
Max Span180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area3605.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic89,503 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number100000030229013

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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