Structure 100000210054011 · Washington County, MD

Is 81 NB over Showalter Road

Carries Is 81 NB over Showalter Road, 1.66 Miles S Of Pa Line.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT134 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

134 ft end to end, longest span 65 ft. 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.

Built1958rebuilt 1976
Length133.9 ft40.8 m
Daily traffic47,030counted 2009
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyWashington
Location1.66 Miles S Of Pa Line
CarriesIs 81 NB
CrossesShowalter Road
Coordinates39.70038, -77.73905

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length133.9 ft (40.8 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width45.6 ft (13.9 m)
Deck Area567.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 1976)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic47,030 (2009)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000210054011

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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