Structure 100000100083010 · Frederick County, MD

Md 180 over Ballenger Creek

Carries Md 180 over Ballenger Creek, 1.74 Miles West Of Is 70.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT31 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

31 ft end to end, longest span 14 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 slab bridge.

Built1925rebuilt 1958
Length30.8 ft9.4 m
Daily traffic3,850counted 2009
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyFrederick
Location1.74 Miles West Of Is 70
CarriesMd 180
CrossesBallenger Creek
Coordinates39.38748, -77.47312

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Max Span14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area120.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1925 (reconstructed 1958)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,850 (2009)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number100000100083010

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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