Structure 100000090002010 · Dorchester County, MD

Md 16 over Cabin Creek

Carries Md 16 over Cabin Creek, 1.84 Mile South Of Md 331.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT54 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

54 ft end to end, longest span 18 ft. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built194482 years old
Length54.1 ft16.5 m
Daily traffic1,861counted 2009
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 12 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyDorchester
Location1.84 Mile South Of Md 331
CarriesMd 16
CrossesCabin Creek
Coordinates38.62699, -75.91309

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Max Span18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area161.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1944

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,861 (2009)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number100000090002010

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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