Structure 100000130121010 · Howard County, MD

Md 100 Ebr over US 29 Nbr

Carries Md 100 Ebr over US 29 Nbr, 0.24 Mile South Of Md 103.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT443 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

443 ft end to end, longest span 238 ft: about 6 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built199234 years old
Length442.9 ft135 m
Daily traffic75,332counted 2009
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyHoward
Location0.24 Mile South Of Md 103
CarriesMd 100 Ebr
CrossesUS 29 Nbr
Coordinates39.25365, -76.82227

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length442.9 ft (135 m)
Max Span237.9 ft (72.5 m)
Deck Width47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Area1,971 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic75,332 (2009)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge3

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 Number100000130121010

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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