Structure 100000230002010 · Worcester County, MD

Md 12 over Pocomoke River

Carries Md 12 over Pocomoke River, 1.06 Miles S Of Md 354.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT116 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

116 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built193294 years old
Length116.1 ft35.4 m
Daily traffic5,865counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyWorcester
Location1.06 Miles S Of Md 354
CarriesMd 12
CrossesPocomoke River
Coordinates38.17884, -75.39438

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Max Span50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Width45.3 ft (13.8 m)
Deck Area488.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,865 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number100000230002010

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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