Structure 200000M-K-04010 · Montgomery County, MD

Kent Street over Silver Creek

Carries Kent Street over Silver Creek, 0.1 Mi E Kensington PKWY.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
20 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

20 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 deck arch.

Built194086 years old
Length20.0 ft6.1 m
Daily traffic3,460counted 2025
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyMontgomery
Location0.1 Mi E Kensington PKWY
CarriesKent Street
CrossesSilver Creek
Coordinates39.02277, -77.07188

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area79.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1940

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,460 (2025)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number200000M-K-04010

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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